What was the problem with DVD residuals in the deal?
The WGA proposed a major improvement in the DVD formula and this was SAG’s most important proposal. They got nothing. The only improvement in the 1984 video formula came in 2001, when we negotiated a $5,000 script fee for writers. Q. What was the problem with the WGA’s strategy to use the negotiations to achieve jurisdiction over reality shows? A: In 2004, the WGA negotiated an organizing provision for reality shows similar to the DGA provision. The DGA had used this provision to reach agreements on over 100 reality shows. The current leadership of the WGA disagreed with this strategy and blocked our attempts to organize and negotiate reality shows on a show-by-show basis. They argued that they would negotiate a provision in the 2008 agreement that would force the industry to recognize the WGA for all reality shows. In 2008, the WGA failed to achieve anything in organizing reality shows. Q: When you conducted your first WGA negotiations in 2001 as executive director, SAG’s termination
