WGA Urges Judge Not to Intervene in Agency Boycott

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Attorneys for WME and the WGA appeared virtually in federal court Friday for a hearing on WME’s request for a preliminary injunction that would end the guild’s boycott of the agency until their antitrust case can go to trial next August. WME is the last major agency not to have signed the guilds’ franchise agreement, which phases out packaging fees and reduces ownership interests in production companies to just 20%. CAA signed the agreement on Wednesday.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterA federal judge on Friday urged William Morris Endeavor and the Writers Guild of America to set aside their “egos” and come to an agreement that would end the 20-month writers’ boycott.WME has asked Judge Andre Birotte to order an end to the boycott, which the agency argues is an illegal abuse of the guild’s power as a labor organization.

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The WGA has asked a federal judge to reject a request by WME and CAA for a preliminary injunction that would force the guild to drop its group boycott against the agencies.

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