The WGA East, whose leaders last year talked openly about spinning off their digital news members into a separate union, is now fully embracing them by proposing changes to the guild’s constitution that would ensure “balanced representation” on its governing body for members from its different work sectors.The guild said that to ensure that all members are represented on its governing body, its Council is unanimously recommending that members approve changes to the constitution that include creating three work sector vice presidents covering members who work in Film/TV/Streaming, Broadcast/Cable/Streaming News, and Online Media.The constitutional changes will be put to a vote of the members later this spring.
In the meantime, the guild says it will be kicking off a campaign, called #NextChapter, to encourage members to approve the changes.
The guild also will be holding virtual town hall discussions in April to share more information with members about the proposed changes.
Members will receive additional information about the changes by email in the next few days.“The WGAE Council has spent the last several months working together and with an outside facilitator,” said WGA East president Michael Winship. “I think I speak for everyone involved when I say that it has been a learning process in which everyone exchanged ideas and listened to one another.
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