‘WGA has refused to bargain with us in good faith’
This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts.
Dick Clark Productions Inc. today issued the following statement in response to statements made by the Screen Actors Guild and the Writers Guild of America:
Dick Clark Productions has reached out to the WGA on numerous occasions, from the very beginning of the WGA strike, and offered to enter into an interim agreement similar to the agreement reached by Worldwide Pants on behalf of the “Late Show With David Letterman” for the “Golden Globe Awards” -- as well as all of our other programs. We are disappointed that the WGA has refused to bargain with us in good faith. It is apparent that we are being treated differently from similarly situated production companies. Dick Clark Productions is an independent production company that is not a member of the AMPTP and which has not authorized the AMPTP to represent it in the 2007 WGA negotiations. We support the WGA in their efforts on behalf of writers and hope that they will reconsider their position with regard to negotiating an interim agreement with us.