Issue link: https://digital.copcomm.com/i/1497702
Dear Members: We are just a few weeks out from entering our BA/FLTTA negotiations and while there is much that is uncertain in our industry right now, your Guild is prepared and committed to fighting for our future. We will be starting our negotiations with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers ("AMPTP") — the Employer association that represents the major studios — on May 10. Our major contracts expire on June 30 and we have a legal and contractual obligation to bargain in good faith. SAG/AFTRA's contracts also expire on June 30, and they are scheduled to enter negotiations immediately after us on June 7, giving each Guild a short window to negotiate a fair deal. In the interim, we will continue our preparations to negotiate on your core issues — wages, streaming residuals, health and pension plans, creative rights, diversity and safety. We are in strong and capable hands, led by our masterful Chair, Jon Avnet and our extraordinary Co-Chairs Todd Holland and Karen Gaviola and our exceptional Chief Negotiator, Russell Hollander. They, alongside our Negotiating Committee, made up of more than 80 members from all categories, genres, and geographic areas, are laser focused on achieving a fair contract that will allow you to participate in the global growth of this industry and the distribution of your work around the world. And during this time, we recognize that communicating with you is critical, and to that end have appointed Past Presidents Paris Barclay and Thomas Schlamme to lead our Outreach Team to support increased member engagement and awareness as we prepare for negotiations. With their guidance, the DGA Outreach Team is ready to unite our 19,000 members as we forge ahead. This promises to be an extremely challenging negotiating environment — one of the most difficult and complex we have faced in many years. In this environment, your strength and support will be more important than ever. Our power comes from you — our members — standing together to fight for what we deserve. With the collective strength of the DGA membership beside us, we will have the firepower necessary to fight for our future. In solidarity, Lesli Linka Glatter DGA President DGA2023 NEGOTIATIONS A Negotiations Update from DGA President Lesli Linka Glatter M A Y 2 0 2 3 I 1