WGA East Calls On Members To Urge Congress To Enact Paid Leave For Industry Workers Affected by COVID-19 Shutdown
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deadline.comBy David Robb Labor Editor Leaders of the WGA East are calling on their members to urge Congress to support paid leave for industry workers whose shows have been shuttered because of the coronavirus shutdown.
The guild joins a growing list of industry unions advocating for governmental relief. “Many people in Congress are not fully aware of how employment works in the entertainment industry, with people working from show to show, film to film, gig to gig,” said WGA East president Beau Willimon and executive director Lowell Peterson in a message to their members today. “Please send an email to your U.S.
senators and representative ASAP to make sure our members’ needs are addressed in the upcoming legislation to protect people affected by
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