The DGA tells scriptwriters-directors that they do not have to send agents for work related to the realization

The Directors Guild of America intervenes for the first time in the conflict between the Writers Guild of America and the Hollywood creation agencies, asserting to its members that they have no incentive to fire agents for work related to the realization .

"There are important issues that we examine in the context of the agency agreement of the DGA," said the DGA in a statement. "As our franchise agreement is in effect, we are not asking members of a union to terminate their agents with respect to the services covered by the DGA at this time."

The Writers Guild has asked its 15,000 or more members to leave the agencies due to disputes over the cost of packing, but the other guilds have remained largely under surveillance. SAG-AFTRA has only sent a statement of support to the WGA, but has not communicated any position on the issues raised by the guild, including conflict of interest claims from agencies when It is affiliated production companies.

"We congratulate the Writers Guild of America for the positive vote of its members and congratulate it for taking action in the best interest of its members," said the SAG-AFTRA press release. "We support our brother union in the ongoing struggle to protect members of the entertainment industry."

Many members of the WGA, including leading writer-writers such as Aaron Sorkin and J.J. Abrams, have subscriptions in several guilds. For these multi-dash members, it remains somewhat difficult to know if their agents will continue to represent them to act or direct work even as the WGA calls them to break ties with the representation of writers.

"The Guild can not order you to leave your agency for work that is not covered by the Writers Guild," WGA said in a statement to members, "although we encourage you to be represented for any your work by an agency not in conflict. "

Representatives of the DGA did not immediately respond to TheWrap's requests for comment.

The DGA tells scriptwriters and directors that they are not obliged to send agents for work related to the realization was last modified: April 15, 2019 by Ryan Friedman