The late summer 2019 timing of the WGA election for new president, officers and eight board seats was considered perfectly timed for the membership to select leaders they feel would best fight for …
election for new president, officers and eight board seats was considered perfectly timed for the membership to select leaders they feel would best fight for their interests in the crucial 2020 negotiations with the AMPTP.
Negotiating committee/board member Michele Mulroney was selected by the guild nomination committee as one of two candidates for secretary-treasurer as Aaron Mendelsohn, a negotiating committee member, is not seeking reelection. Current Vice President and negotiating committee member Marjorie David will be facing a challenger as she goes for another term.
There had been an undercurrent of dissent from the early stages of the WGA’s campaign for a new Code of Conduct to address conflict of interest stemming from packaging fees and agency-affiliated production companies. At town halls and in private meetings with WGA brass during the weeks leading to the membership vote for a new Code of Conduct., showrunners had expressed concerns over the aggressive rhetoric by the WGA leadership toward the agencies and the lack of clear endgame plan.
While most writers who disagree with the current WGA direction have remained in the shadows over fears of retribution, some have started to speak out, most recentlyto WGA West Executive Director David Young signed by 20 prominent writers who raised questions about the current leadership’s strategy.
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