Wednesday, November 28, 2007
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.
Friday, November 23, 2007
I have information about six rallies planned as part of the International Day of Solidarity in support of the WGA strike. All of these events will take place on Wednesday November 28th, 2007.
In London:
12 noon
outside the Trades Union Congress HQ in Great Russell Street in central London (map).
In Toronto:
from 10am to 12pm
The Sony […]
Friday, November 16, 2007
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 […]
Thursday, November 15, 2007
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 […]
Thursday, November 15, 2007
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 […]
Thursday, November 15, 2007
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 […]
Wednesday, November 14, 2007
Yesterday at the IAWG meetings in Montreal, New Zealand Writers Guild president Allan Baddock and Executive Director Steven Gannaway reported on the state of writing in their jurisdiction. The NZWG has 530 members. They do most of their tv writing for the two major nation-wide broadcasters. Only a portion of their […]
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