What Happened at the Big Meeting?
Home

What Happened at the Big Meeting?

The negotiating committee and the board came out to a full house at the Shrine Auditorium. They were met with a standing ovation. Standing ovations continued through the meeting as Verrone congratulated the membership on its efforts over the last three plus months. Bowman discussed what the nature of negotiations were like on the inside, where we started, and what we've gained. David Young went
Similar entries
  • WGA Strike - Will End on Day 100?

    Is Monk involved in our negotiations? We're really going to end this on day 100?

  • Verrone: If We Lose That Solidarity, They Take Advantage of It Big Time

    UPDATE: WGAw membership meeting this Saturday, February 9, at 6:30 PM. Shrine Auditorium, 649 W Jefferson Blvd 90007.

    Last Friday, WGAw President Patric Verrone gave this interview to United Hollywood's Jeff Berman. When asked about rumors, Verrone says flatly, "They're never true."

  • WGA Strike - Day 93

    Big membership meeting this weekend at the Shrine Auditorium (in Los Angeles) to go over the current state of play. I'm sure things will be "exciting" at the confab, but I remember what a producer recently told me about one of our last meetings. He had "heard" that anyone daring to question the negotiating committee was shouted down and harassed.

  • Letter To Membership From WGA Presidents

    This was sent today to WGA members from Presidents Verrone and Winship. Emphasis is mine -- because I think it's incredibly important. --LK

    To Our Fellow Members,

    As Negotiating Committee Chair John Bowman wrote you last night, we are continuing to negotiate the terms of a tentative agreement with the AMPTP. We anticipate that we will be able to present the terms of that agreement to you in

  • Members Email: Contract Update

    This was just sent by WGA West President Patric Verrone to membership:

    Dear Fellow Members,

    I am are pleased to inform you that this morning the WGA Negotiating Committee unanimously and unconditionally recommended the terms of the proposed 2008 MBA to the WGAW Board and WGAE Council. The Board and Council then voted unanimously to recommend the contract, and to submit it to the joint

  • WGA Strike - Days 91, 92

    Back on the picket line today, where the tension was... well, not palpable, but sorta there. Rumors continue to fly as we await some word from WGA Central on the on-going discussions. The informal negotiating folks are reporting their progress to the full negotiating committee today, and we should get some sort of news this evening or tomorrow.

  • WGA Strike - Days 96 and 97 (the last day?)

    The AMPTP and the WGA negotiators put in a classic all-nighter and have reached a tentative agreement. For those interested in the details and a summary of the actual deal, click on the United Hollywood url to the right and all will be revealed.

  • David Young: Where We Are Now

    Statement from Chief Negotiator David Young and the WGA Negotiating Committee.

  • AMPTP: All Psy-Ops, No Negotiations

    (The piece below comes from a WGA member who would like to be known as "Red Sox Fan.")The Ol' AMPTP Mindf*ck™Has anyone noticed a pattern in the last couple weeks' worth of negotiations?

  • Trolling for Insults

    The week has barely started, but I have already had an encounter with my colleague, Dr. Troll. On Monday I went to a meeting of one of the committees I am on. Dr. Troll is not on the committee, but he has a class in the room in which the committee was meeting. The meeting ended a few minutes before his class was to start. As I was leaving, Dr. Troll arrived and asked me "What are you doing here?

  • The latest poop at GVEA

    and it DO need to be scooped! Elections are coming up for GVEA board members, and the nominating committee has selected two people from a field of eight for us to vote on. And guess what?

  • Thoughts and Thanks from SAG Board Member Justine Bateman

    SAG Board member and regular U.H. contributor Justine Bateman sends this open letter to all WGA members. -JA

    To the WGA membership,

    As you prepare to examine the proposed deal points and assemble for your meeting tonight, if the decision is made to continue striking, I will see you on the lines Monday. If you decide to recommend the deal to the membership at large for a vote and it is ratified,