Dga leaders explain members’ rights & responsibilities in the event of wga strike


Dga leaders explain members’ rights & responsibilities in the event of wga strike

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DGA Leaders Explain Members' Rights, Responsibilities In The Event Of WGA Strike You will be redirected back to your article in seconds Skip to main content April 20, 2023 11:46am


SERVICES TO SHARE THIS PAGE. DGA leaders have informed their members of their rights and responsibilities in the event of a writers strike against the studios. In an email to members dated


April 18, DGA president Lesli Linka Glatter and National Executive Director Russell Hollander laid out the terms of the guild’s no-strike clauses, which require members to keep working even


if there is a strike by another union. They note, however, that while the guild’s “no-strike clauses are clear … as an individual, you cannot be forced to work. If you, as an individual,


refuse to cross a picket line and perform your DGA-covered services, then your employer has the right to replace you; if you have a personal services agreement, you may be subject to claims


for breach of contract.” Similar messages were sent to the DGA’s members in advance of the WGA’s 2007-08 strike and ahead of a threatened writers strike in 2017. WATCH ON DEADLINE Here’s


their message in full: * Will the WGA strike? 27 Comments JavaScript is required to load the comments. MARKETPLACE SITE ad