Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Drama in Writers Guild and SAG-AFTRA elections

The Writers Guild of America still doesn’t have a deal with the talent agencies. Those agents were fired because of so-called packaging deals. The actors’ union, SAG-AFTRA, is going through a leadership power grab with elections coming up.

By Barbara Bogaev • Aug 6, 2019 • 1 min read

The Writers Guild of America still doesn’t have a deal with the talent agencies. Those agents were fired because of so-called packaging deals. The actors’ union, SAG-AFTRA, is going through a leadership power grab with elections coming up.

Barbara Bogaev
radio journalist
Sarah Sweeney
Vice President of Talk Programming, KCRW
Michell Eloy
Line Editor, Press Play
Amy Ta
Digital News & Culture Editor
Jonathan Handel
contributing writer at Puck News and an entertainment labor lawyer

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Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Drama in Writers Guild and SAG-AFTRA elections

The Writers Guild of America still doesn’t have a deal with the talent agencies. Those agents were fired because of so-called packaging deals. The actors’ union, SAG-AFTRA, is going through a leadership power grab with elections coming up.

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Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Drama in Writers Guild and SAG-AFTRA elections

The Writers Guild of America still doesn’t have a deal with the talent agencies. Those agents were fired because of so-called packaging deals. The actors’ union, SAG-AFTRA, is going through a leadership power grab with elections coming up.

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