Executive Director, Writers Guild of America West
In 2019, the Writers Guild set out to end the practice of packaging and curb conflicts of interest in Hollywood, which resulted in writers firing their agents and courtroom battles. In the past year, led by Young, the WGA has nearly finished that fight, reaching deals with UTA, ICM and CAA that limit agency ownership of production entities and end packaging by summer 2022. (Negotiations are ongoing with WME.) Says Young, “This is such a big thing, to completely revamp an agreement that was last negotiated 45 years ago, that it’s almost impossible to grasp what it will end up meaning.” The executive director, who's held his post since 2006, is also cheering another "unprecedented" win for writers. The 2020 minimum basic agreement gives guild members paid parental leave for the first time. Unpaid leave became a benefit in 2017, but starting in May 2021 writers who qualify for the WGA health plan will be eligible for paid benefits that are funded by a 0.5 percent employer contribution on earnings. Says Young, "It really makes it possible for more folks, particularly women, to have a career in this industry and have a family at the same time."
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“The implications of having four or five huge studio entities moving to a streaming-first model.”
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