December 20, 2010
On November 24, the DGA membership of voted to ratify the new three-year collective bargaining agreements between the DGA and ABC, CBS and NBC. The vote came after the DGA National Board approved the contract and sent it to the members for ratification.
The negotiations, which began on September 13 in New York, concluded in the early morning hours of September 25 after two weeks of intense negotiations by DGA’s Network Negotiating Committee, headed by Chair William M. Brady, Vice Chair Scott Berger and DGA Eastern Executive Director Russell Hollander.
The new contract incorporates wage and health plan increases and jurisdiction over secondary digital channels, and encourages the creation of new work opportunities for DGA members. It will be effective July 1, 2011 through June 30, 2014.