2 hours ago, Errol said:

FINALLY! Some BTS changes are said to be coming to one soap, but not the one making headlines.

P.S. Don't ask me questions as I won't answer.

I feel like Y&R is the only other one that would make anyone say "finally!" but with Griffith being fi-core, it seems so unlikely...

Errol I hope it's BOLD cause these current hacks need to GO!

 

 

I do wonder when we’ll get news about this soap

Edited August 4, 20232 yr by cassadine1991

Looks like the speculation about this going on through January may end up being true. I sure hope not.

WGA & AMPTP Can’t Agree To Resume Negotiations; Strike To Go On Indefinitely – Deadline

On 8/3/2023 at 7:32 PM, cassadine1991 said:

I do wonder when we’ll get news about this soap

Now that the days drama is hopefully done with, I wonder what this is about!

Just for the record, this is from my personal notes. Got it off of the WGA website. There was no distinction made as to East or West. I only wish now that I had gotten the whole list instead of stopping at 1999. 

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Below is a list of writers who over the years have chosen to resign their membership in the WGAW to become “financial core” non-members. By their action, they have chosen to take advantage of the benefits of the WGA contract, won through the sacrifices of Guild members across generations, while avoiding the corresponding obligations. Most fundamentally, these writers have chosen to shirk the responsibilities of following working rules and strike rules that are necessary for a union to bring collective action to bear for the benefit of the entire membership. 

Fi-core writers forfeit the right to participate in the rich democratic life of this Guild: can’t vote in our elections, run for Guild office, attend Guild meetings and other events, or participate in the Writers Guild Awards. In the past, some of these writers have asked to rejoin the WGA after a strike or other conflict was resolved. The Board of Director’s policy has long been to deny these requests. If members feel they can choose fi-core status and then return, there is less incentive to stay part of the Guild membership when the going gets tough. 

Fi-core is forever.

The remarkable fact is how small the list is. The Guild is known for its solidarity—during strikes, organizing and agency campaigns, and enforcement battles. Solidarity does not mean unity in thought, but it does require adherence to democratic process and the unity in action necessary to keep the union strong.

2023
Sheri Anderson
Michael Minnis
Mark Pinciotti 
Matthew Sand

2022
Laeta E. Kalogridis

2019
Sylvester E. Stallone

2016
Ryan Craig
Stephen P. Romano

2015
Gavin Polone

2014
Judd B. Lynn

2013
Larry Amoros (expelled)
Jesse Collins
James Ralston Davis 
Nile Evans
Mitchell Marchand

2009
Ryan Kadro
Andrew Scheinman

2008
Richard Alan Alexander
Rick Davis
Thomas E. Eberhardt
Dena Higley
John Ridley
John F. Smith

2007
Cita Maria Arena
George Clooney
John F. Cosgrove
Paula F. Cwikly
Jeanne Marie Ford
Mark Christopher Higley
Meg Kelly
Marlene McPherson
Terry A. Meurer
Shawn Morrison
Michelle Poteet Lisanti
Darrell R. Thomas
Gary Tomlin
Garin Wolf
Janeen A. Vogelaar

2001
Robert Rodriguez

1999
Lois Johnson ... and it goes on ...

 

On 8/2/2023 at 5:04 PM, dragonflies said:

Eh not really, BOLD & BEAUTIFUL is worse now than when Bell was at the helm

Well, considering Bell's co-head writer is fi-core, and he is still EP, he has full control, ultimately.

On 8/2/2023 at 8:10 PM, Errol said:

FINALLY! Some BTS changes are said to be coming to one soap, but not the one making headlines.

P.S. Don't ask me questions as I won't answer.

2 hours ago, Donna L. Bridges said:

Just for the record, this is from my personal notes. Got it off of the WGA website. There was no distinction made as to East or West. I only wish now that I had gotten the whole list instead of stopping at 1999. 

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Below is a list of writers who over the years have chosen to resign their membership in the WGAW to become “financial core” non-members.

You just quoted where it says that!  it says WGAW - that's WGA-West.
I know the list is on the main WGA site, but the list itself is WGAW.

Also the URL of the list contains "wgaw"
https://www.wga.org/members/membership-information/wgaw-financial-core-list

1 hour ago, janea4old said:

You just quoted where it says that!  it says WGAW - that's WGA-West.
I know the list is on the main WGA site, but the list itself is WGAW.

Also the URL of the list contains "wgaw"
https://www.wga.org/members/membership-information/wgaw-financial-core-list

Ohhhh. Okay. So it is West. Gotcha. I paid no attention to the little w. Thanks. I thought I was onto something. Never mind. 

Edited August 5, 20232 yr by Donna L. Bridges
typo

UPDATE - the WGA-East finally listed their members who went fi-core. They updated their site June 19, 2023, but I had missed it.
They don't give dates of when each person chose fi-core status.
They just give everyone who is.
https://www.wgaeast.org/enforcement/wgae-financial-core-list/

Both the West and East lists say "fi-core is forever" at the top of their lists.

Edited August 5, 20232 yr by janea4old

Michele Val Jean, apparently disgusted as are many other WGA strikers today, referred me to this to explain to me why they are so disenchanted after yesterday. She has it on her Twitter page. 

Negotiations Update (wgacontract2023.org)

@Liberty City update to our earlier convo on this thread. I found some names I had missed.

WGAW (WGA-West) fi-core list:
(list updated July 26, 2023)
https://www.wga.org/members/membership-information/wgaw-financial-core-list

WGAE (WGA-East) fi-core list
(updated as of June 19, 2023)
https://www.wgaeast.org/enforcement/wgae-financial-core-list 

41 minutes ago, janea4old said:

UPDATE - the WGA-East finally listed their members who went fi-core. They updated their site June 19, 2023, but I had missed it.
They don't give dates of when each person chose fi-core status.
They just give everyone who is.
https://www.wgaeast.org/enforcement/wgae-financial-core-list/

Both the West and East lists say "fi-core is forever" at the top of their lists.

It’s what’s been openly declared among writers for about 20 years now, might as well put it in writing.

 

Of all the so-called trade papers, Deadline has got to be the worst.