SC5 - Sidecast: Solidarity and Strike Rules

<p>John and Drew discuss the newly-released WGA 2023 Strike Rules and how guilds across the industry are showing support for the WGA.</p> <p>We then answer listener questions about what writers – union and non-union – can do during a strike. Are any meetings are ok to take? Can you sign with a manager? And what if your optioned material is sold?</p> <p>Links:</p> <ul> <li><a href= "https://deadline.com/2023/04/hollywood-strike-wga-rules-1235337584/"> WGA Sends Out Strike Rules To Members As Potential Hollywood Labor Shutdown Looms Next Week</a> by Dominic Patten and David Robb for Deadline</li> <li><a href= "https://teamster.org/2023/04/teamsters-statement-on-writers-guild-of-america-negotiations/"> Teamsters Statement on Writers Guild of America Negotiations</a></li> <li><a href= "https://www.dga.org/News/PressReleases/2023/230424_DGAStatement_of_Support_for_WGA.aspx"> DGA Statement of Support for WGA in Contract Negotiations</a></li> <li><a href= "https://iatse.net/iatse-president-issues-statement-of-support-for-writers-as-strike-deadline-approaches/"> IATSE President Issues Statement of Support for Writers as Strike Deadline Approaches</a></li> <li><a href= "https://www.sagaftra.org/sag-aftra-statement-support-wga-negotiations"> SAG-AFTRA Statement in Support of WGA Negotiations</a></li> <li>Find more about the 2023 WGA negotiations <a href= "https://www.wgacontract2023.org/">here at WGAContract2023.org</a></li> <li>John on <a href= "https://twitter.com/johnaugust">Twitter</a>, <a href= "https://www.instagram.com/johnaugust/?hl=en">Instagram</a> and <a href="https://mastodon.art/@johnaugust">Mastodon</a></li> <li>Scriptnotes is produced by Drew Marquardt</li> </ul> <p>Email us at ask@johnaugust.com</p> <p>You can download the episode <a href= "http://traffic.libsyn.com/scriptnotes/SC5standard.mp3">here</a>.</p>