SC36 - Sidecast: WGA Ratifies its Contract

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John August

Screenwriter, Tv & Film, Writing, John, Screenwriting, August, Craig, Screenplay, Mazin

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🗓️ 11 October 2023

⏱️ 2 minutes

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Summary

It’s official – the WGA has ratified its contract with the AMPTP. John and Drew look at how the votes were distributed, what happens next, and what to keep in mind as SAG-AFTRA moves forward in their negotiations.

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0:00.0	Hello, and welcome, my name is John August.
0:03.5	My name is Drew Markhorne.
0:04.5	And this is a script note sidecast, a very, very short episode about one thing, which
0:08.2	is that the WJ has now officially voted to ratify its contract with the AMPTP.
0:12.6	Yes.
0:13.6	All right.
0:14.6	Of the 8,525 valid votes cast, there were 8,435 yes votes and 90 no votes.
0:22.0	So that's 99%.
0:23.0	Yes.
0:24.0	And 99% is a really good number.
0:25.8	That's a lot.
0:26.8	It's also a very high turnout for a ratification vote like double 2020 question.
0:31.8	Why would someone vote no?
0:33.9	Probably a couple of reasons.
0:35.0	They might think there's some area of the contract that's not strong enough or they want
0:38.0	to send a message is the leadership or to the companies, but the point is we're a democratic
0:42.3	union.
0:43.3	So everyone gets one vote.
0:44.3	And so it's good you have people unafraid to vote how they feel.
0:46.9	Yeah.
0:47.9	All right.
0:48.9	So what happens next?
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