Writers Guild of Canada members vote yes to extend the IPA for another year. The deal is simple and very good for all of us:
a 3% increase in almost all minimum Script Fees, and an across-the-board 3% increase on all Production Fees.
I’ve sat on many an IPA negotiating committee and on the WGC council […]
We don’t know but we’ve been told,
The Internet is paved with gold
Now they say that they won’t pay
It’s colder here than in L.A.
Just a few last thoughts about the International Affiliation of Writers Guilds meetings and then back to regularly scheduled programming.
I haven’t mentioned the French guild — Union-Guilde des scénaristes (UGS).. They were represented by Treasurer Bernard Besserglik and Co-President Olivier Lorelle, the award winning screenwriter of Indigènes, Don Quichotte ou Les mésaventures d’un homme […]
We got down to some serious strike talk before the International Affiliation of Writers Guilds meeting in Montreal wrapped up yesterday.
The member guilds decided that some serious action in support of the WGA was in order. And so the International Day of Solidarity was called for Wednesday November 28, 2007.
On that day, writers will […]
In Ireland, anti-competition laws prevent screenwriters from negotiating minimum terms because they are independent contractors. According to Chief Executive of the Irish Playwrights and Screenwriters Guild David Kavanagh it’s a difficult problem to solve. So the IPSG is developing best practice standards to help guide writers in negotiating their deals.
The TV writing market in Ireland […]
Marcela Fernandez Violante, a feature writer from Mexico, spoke on behalf of her guild. She told us television writers in Mexico are not covered by any union. The Sección de Autores y Adaptadores de Cine (STPC) only covers film writers. Although the telenovela is enormously popular, the writers have none of the protections that a […]
The Australian Writers Guild which has 600 full members. Executive Director Jacqueline Woodman told the IAWG that they have been in negotiations for the last few months. They secured a whopping 31% increase in their basic use fee and some conditions for new media use. But they still have important sectors not […]
There has been a spate of articles recently about U.S. producers turning to writers from other countries. It’s unlikely to happen because of the work of the IAWG.
Most English language writers around the world with a reasonable amount of experience belong to a guild. Not all the guilds are as powerful, wealthy or well-organized […]
