Sidecast

Cory Reeder interviews writers and performers at the joint WGA/SAG-AFTRA disability picket at Disney.

Big thanks to Cory and everyone he spoke with!

Links:

• WGAw Disabled Writers Committee
• SAG-AFTRA Diversity Committees
• SAG-AFTRA Empowering Performers with Disabilities on Set
• Summary of Negotiations: WGA proposals and AMPTP responses
• 2023 WGA Strike Rules
• Strike Rules FAQ
• Picket Schedules and Locations
• Find more about the 2023 WGA negotiations here at WGAContract2023.org
• John on Twitter, Instagram and Mastodon
• Scriptnotes is produced by Drew Marquardt with help from Cory Reeder.

Email us at ask@johnaugust.com

You can download the episode here.

John and Drew inspect the Federal Trade Commission’s proposed merger guidelines and why they’re important for everybody – not just writers – to read and comment on.

Links:

• FTC and DOJ Seek Comment on Draft Merger Guidelines by the Federal Trade Commission
• Publicly Comment on the FTC Draft Merger Guidelines
• WGA Template and Call to Action
• FTC proposes new merger guidelines by John August
• Financial Interest and Syndication (Fin-Syn) Rules on Wikipedia
• Paramount Decree on Wikipedia
• Picket hours and information
• 2023 WGA Strike Rules
• Strike Rules FAQ
• Find more about the 2023 WGA negotiations here at WGAContract2023.org
• John on Twitter, Instagram and Mastodon
• Scriptnotes is produced by Drew Marquardt

Email us at ask@johnaugust.com

You can download the episode here.

With union elections on the horizon, John and Drew present an overview of the voting process and governing structures of the WGA, DGA and SAG-AFTRA.

Links:

• SAG-AFTRA 2023 Elections and Voter Guides
• SAG-AFTRA Governance
• DGA Leadership
• WGAw 2023 Elections
• WGAe 2023 Elections
• Find more about the 2023 WGA negotiations here at WGAContract2023.org
• John on Twitter, Instagram and Mastodon
• Scriptnotes is produced by Drew Marquardt

Email us at ask@johnaugust.com

You can download the episode here.