Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterThe Writers Guild of America has urged a federal judge not to intervene in the writers’ 20-month boycott of CAA and WME, saying the court lacks authority to do so.The two largest agencies asked Judge Andre Birotte last month for an injunction that would force an end to the boycott.The agencies have effectively acknowledged that the WGA has won the long-running dispute, but argue that the guild is punishing them by refusing to come to an agreement.
The WGA has been fighting to end the practice of packaging fees and affiliated production, which the union says poses a conflict of interest and has suppressed writers’ wages.One by one, the talent agencies have accepted the guild’s terms.
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