Strike Captains were shown the proposal today and, per an article on United Hollywood, this is the state of affairs:
Patric Verrone, Michael Winship, David Young, and John Bowman are all recommending the deal. They think it’s a good one – not perfect – but a good solid deal that we would never have gotten if we hadn’t have gone out on strike. They believe we got every last penny on the table.
The negotiating team will go over the proposal, point by point, with the Membership.
If a majority of the assembly seems happy with the Terms of Agreement, and will likely ratify it – the greater board will take this into consideration when they meet on Sunday. Then, on Sunday they will vote on whether or not to lift the strike, and send everyone back to work on Monday. They will only vote to lift it if they feel that the majority of membership likes the deal and will ratify it. If that's the case – we go back to work on Monday.
The negotiating team will go over the proposal, point by point, with the Membership.
If a majority of the assembly seems happy with the Terms of Agreement, and will likely ratify it – the greater board will take this into consideration when they meet on Sunday. Then, on Sunday they will vote on whether or not to lift the strike, and send everyone back to work on Monday. They will only vote to lift it if they feel that the majority of membership likes the deal and will ratify it. If that's the case – we go back to work on Monday.
It is now up to the Writers. If the Hard-Liners sway enough people, the Strike will continue until at least June 30. If the moderates prevail, the Strike That Never Should Have Been will finally be over.
The most important thing right now is for 1) the lawyers to finish up by midnight and 2) for all those Writers who swore by Verrone and Young at the beginning to be true to their words now. Even if you aren't crazy with the deal, you have to trust your leadership. Believe it or not, they may actually have a better understanding of how the negotiations have been going than you do.
Hopefully, clear minds and level heads will rule the day.
And then everyone else can get back to work. Finally.
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Note: I have edited this post to remove a line about Verrone and Young which, though I still stand behind it, I felt was distracting from the point at hand and was looking at a possible outcome which I do not feel is likely.
5 comments:
I want to go back to my work contract and look forward to it if it can happen next week, BUT, I WILL BE PISSED.... for probably a long time. Writers stay off my stage please.
Total "talking out of my ass" prediction:
Legalese won't be done by midnight. Writers will pull the same sticking-to-the-actual-deadline-instead-of-the-spirit-of-the-deadline b.s. that got us all into this mess when they walked at 12:01 Nov. 5; and cancel (or postpone) the Saturday meetings.
Then, either a) Guild meetings get rescheduled for Sunday or b) the whole thing gets derailed and WGA blames it on 17 day promo period, while AMPTP blames it on V&Y's complete inexperience.
I guess I'm just in a pessimistic mood...
Stupid NF and her damn countdown posting...
NOTE TO AMPTP LEGAL: Submit the damn contract in the next hour!!!
With all due respect, btl guy, I truly hope your prediction does NOT come to pass.
That's not an appetizing scenario for any of us.
Well tey got 'er done last night and posted links to it at UH. The usual "I don't like it comments but not many yet. The negcomm is making a rational argument for not striking longer not worth any small gains that might be made versus more losses. Up to the members now but looking good.
Cross them fingers 'n toes!
TranspoBill
BTL 399
I was shooting a short last night. The writer director is a friend of mine. Anyway he works on a CBS show, they have a production on Monday. Up and shooting in a week. What does that tell you.
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