WGA East & Motion Picture Editors Guild Petition ‘Harry & Meghan’ Producers Story Syndicate To Finalize Fair Contract

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EXCLUSIVE: After eight months of bargaining with nonfiction production company Story Syndicate, the Writers Guild of America East and Motion Picture Editors Guild (IATSE Local 700) are putting pressure on the Harry & Meghan producers to finalize a fair deal.

Deadline has learned that unions delivered a joint petition to founders Liz Garbus and Dan Cogan on Thursday signed by more than 250 members, calling on the company to “be the industry leaders they are and set a precedent others can follow to create a truly inclusive and transparent work environment.” “Long delays, proposals that are out of line with industry standards, and refusals to respond to important proposals would not reflect well on the company’s stated principles,” the petition reads.

Read the full petition below. Signatories of the petition include Lilly Wachowski, John Walsh, Tom Fontana, and Josh Gondelman.

In a statement, WGAE President Lisa Takeuchi Cullen says that Story Syndicate workers “have grown increasingly frustrated by their anti-union positions at the bargaining table.” “We call on Story Syndicate to live up to its values and settle a collective bargaining agreement that is in line with other industry contracts,” she said.