The Writers Guild of America want the respect that they deserve! Again!
The reality TV writers of the WGA have plans to protest American Idol tonight – in hopes of convincing Idol producer, FremantleMedia North America, to realize that they’re gypping their writing staff of the proper benefits they deserve!
Reality television benefits were absent from the negotiations of the writers strike in 2007, but after a lawsuit settled between reality TV staffers and the networks, the WGA are calling FremantleMedia out on their shiz.
The WGA’s press release states “Many Fremantle workers do not receive benefits that are standard in the entertainment industry including minimum compensation, health insurance, an retirement benefits.”
The press release also brings up quite an interesting fact: “Fremantle has also chosen to use non-union drivers who work excessive overtime without proper rest periods or drug and alcohol testing.”
Wait, what???
There had to have been an incident with a driver that provoked the WGA to include that fact in the release!!!
We want to know all the dirty details!!
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