WGA Leaders Seek Paid Parental Leave in Contract Talks With Studios

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By Dave McNary Film Reporter Writers Guild of America leaders are pushing for paid parental leave as one of the demands in the guild’s master contract negotiations with studios.

The WGA’s negotiating committee disclosed its focus on the issue of paid time off for parents in a message sent Thursday to members about the guild’s talks with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers.

The guild noted that it secured eight weeks of unpaid parental leave for writers in its 2017 contract negotiations, which went down to the wire under the threat of a strike.

That was an unusual provision for freelance workers. This time around, the goal is a paid leave commitment, which has become a quality-of-life issue for progressives and