As worries of a pending strike mount in Hollywood, the Directors Guild has put off negotiations until later this year
Directors are warning this will be a tough year for labor talks as studios cut staff and productions.The decision highlights the gulf that exists between the studios and Hollywood workers over key issues like wages and streaming residuals, a chasm some believe is so wide that it will lead to the first major entertainment industry strike in 15 years. The Directors Guild has, atypically,“If the studios do not address these issues they know we are prepared to fight, “ the union told its members.
The decision potentially means the Writers Guild of America, the Hollywood union that has gone on strike most often, might be able to set the tone for this year’s bargaining as their contract expires in May, before that of the DGA. The last time the DGA did not go first in negotiations was in 2011, and the last time the Writers Guild went first was in 2007.
The DGA said that over the last 18 months it has been preparing for bargaining by conducting research and consulting with industry experts. It also includes preliminary conversations with studios to broach the key issues for its members. It is as a result of these talks that the union said it decided that studios were not ready to address their concerns.
The union said in its statement that it has won some of its biggest gains during negotiations by waiting until closer to the expiration of its contract. It said timing of the talks was not the most important issue but whether the studios will address the areas its members are concerned about — namely wages, streaming residuals, safety, creative rights and diversity.
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