“This is the BEST DEAL the guild has bargained for in 30YEARS.”
Patric M. Verrone, President of WGAW
“This has been a great ACHIEVEMENT for the DGA.”
Michael Apted, President of DGA
“This is a SOLID DEAL... another groundbreaking agreement for AFTRA.”
Roberta Reardon, President of AFTRA
“Two words describe this agreement–GROUNDBREAKING and SUBSTANTIAL.”
Gil Cates, Chairman of the DGA’s Contract-Negotiating Committee
THE DEAL
let’s keep working
A FIFTH MAJOR LABOR AGREEMENT THIS YEAR • AN INCREASE OF $250 MILLION FOR SAG MEMBERS OVER THREE YEARS • SIGNIFICANT ECONOMIC GAINS IN MINIMUMS, PENSION AND HEALTH CONTRIBUTIONS, AND TERMS FOR WORKING ACTORS • THE SAME GROUNDBREAKING NEW MEDIA TERMS THAT HAVE ALREADY SERVED AS THE CORNERSTONE OF FOUR OTHER MAJOR LABOR AGREEMENTS THIS YEAR.
Law and business of the Hollywood unions & guilds, digital media, entertainment and technology. From entertainment/technology attorney Jonathan Handel, Of Counsel at TroyGould in Los Angeles, freelance journo and former Contributing Editor at the Hollywood Reporter.
Sunday, July 20, 2008
AMPTP Ad in LA Times tomorrow
The AMPTP (studio alliance) is running an ad in tomorrow's LA Times. Here's the text: