Writers Guild Candidate Phyllis Nagy Warns of Risks to Residuals (Exclusive)
Phyllis Nagy, who is challenging Writers Guild of America West President David Goodman, has warned that guild leaders are endangering future residuals.Nagy, in a message posted Wednesday on her Writers Forward Together site, said residual payments are the most important issue the WGA faces during upcoming negotiations on a successor deal to the current master contract. That deal with Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers expires May 1.“It’s the second, third and fourth most important issues, too,” she added in a post titled “The Residual Costs of Ignoring Residuals.” “Residuals are what see us through lean times ...