William Schmidt has dropped out of the race for president of the WGA West and is throwing his support to opposition candidate Phyllis Nagy. He made his announcement tonight at the guild’s Candidate…
With Schmidt out of the running, the presidential race comes down to Nagy vs. incumbent David A. Goodman. Schmidt’s name still will appear on the ballots, which go out to members Thursday, but he’s urging his supporters to vote for Nagy. Ballots will be counted on September 16.
Schmidt remains the only writer who has publicly refused to fire his agent. He’s said he’s told his agent not to procure work or negotiate contracts for him until the ongoing battle with the Association of Talent Agents is over and says that’s enough to comply with the guild’s constitution and working rules. At last count, more than 7,000 writers have fired their agents who refused to sign the guild’s Code of Conduct.
“When Guild leaders dismiss, demean, call “scabs” or worse, threaten tribunals for anyone who dare disagree with them, they are not leaders, but dividers. “When they say things like, “Agents aren’t our allies” and “we’re THE most powerful union!” they aren’t speaking intellectually, but irrationality.
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