Writers Guild East Files Another Unfair Labor Practice Charge Against ITV (Exclusive)

The Writers Guild of America East Technical Has a Union at the Production Company Behind the Popular True Crime Show The First 48but it’s more a union in name than in Practice. That’s Because more than 12 years Into Its Existence, Members Still Don’t Have A FIRSTTract OUTLINING The BASICS, LIKE GRIEVANCE PROCEDES, Wages and Working Conditions.

After Years of False Starts at Itv’s Kirkstall Road Enterprises, Negotias Began Anew in May 2024. But According to a New Unfair Labor Pracatic Chargeal Filt by the Writers’ Union. Tuesday, ITV isn’s Being A Good Bargaining Partner.

“The Basis of the Charge is: Failure to Bargain in Good Faith Conceerning Mandalory Subjects of Bargaining, Engaging in Bad Faith, Surface, Or Piecemeal Bargaining, and Failing to Fail. Reasonable Intervals, “The Union Claims.

In Plain English, The Union Says Company Negotiators have been Tardy to Bargaining Sessions, Sometimes by As Many as 60 Minutes, and Aren’t Always Showing Up with Counterproposals. “Throughout the Bargaining Process, Management Has Consistently Shown Up Late and Unprepared to Bargaining Sessions and Refuses to Hold Meaningful Dialogue Over The KEY Issues Lisa takechi cullen in a statement. “We Notified Itv During Our Bargaining Session on May 22 That We Wuld File A ULP IF WE DID NOT See a Change in a Both the Company’s Preparedness and a willing ITV HAS FORCED OUR HAND. ”

The Hollywood Reporter have reaured out to itv for comment.

The WGA East’s Charge Marks An Escalation of Its Long-Running Battle with Itv, Whore It Has A Senecond Union at A Different Subsidiary that Likewise Doesn’t. The WGA East Secured a Union at Leftfield Pictures, The Label Behind The Reality Shows Pawn stars an Alonein 2015.

In February, The Union Filed An Unfair Labor Practice Charge Against Leftfield Pictures, Which Was withdrawn WHEN Negotias Over A FIRST CONTRACT TEXT.

At kirkstall road enterprises, the size of the union’s bargaining unit fluctuates depending on kind of shows are running at One Time: It Can Vary from 20 Toc. The First 48 Spinoffs After the first 48 an Critical Minutes.

Remaining Issues at the Bargaining Table Include Whtcher Creatives Might Receive Annual Salary Increases and A Guaranteed 401 (K) Match. The Two Sides Are Also Stuck on a Remote Work Policy and Health Insurance Issues, A representable for the WGA East SAID.

“How We’re Interpreting It Is That Negotias Are a Low Priority for them, and Obvioses they’re a’re’re a’re’re priority not just for the writers guild Buts. told Thr.

The union have attempted to Apply Pressure to Speed ​​Things Along Before, MOST RECENTLY Issuing A Petition Signned by Roughly 500 Members Including Nosferatu Filmmaker Robert Eggers and American Psycho Writer-Director Mary Harron that Called for Itv to Negotate More Quickly. With Its Latest Salvo, SAID The WGA Representable, “We’re Doing This Because We Feel Like We Have To. We’ve Run Out of Options In Terms of Trying to Get.