Eight WGA West members have been elected to the guild’s board of directors in a race that foreshadowed a possible writers strike next year
members have been elected to the guild’s board of directors in a race that foreshadowed a possible writers strike next year.
Former board member Angelina Burnett was the top vote-getter, with 1,696 votes, followed by incumbents Ashley Gable , Deric A. Hughes , Eric Haywood and Travis Donnelly . Also elected were Raphael Bob-Waksberg , John Rogers and Justin Halpern .The WGA’s current contract doesn’t expire until May 1, but many of the 17 candidatesthat they’re prepared to strike if the guild can’t get a fair deal at the bargaining table.
Many of the candidates also made it abundantly clear that in light of the WGA’s historic victory in reshaping the talent agency business, the guild is strong enough and united enough to take on the studios and networks.
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