WGC and IATSE reach national agreement on script coordinators

TORONTO – The Writers Guild of Canada (WGC) and entertainment workers union IATSE announced Monday what they called a “historic” national agreement to represent script coordinators working in the Canadian film and television industry, through all stages of production including development. Script coordinating is an entry-level position usually held by aspiring screenwriters, often from underrepresented communities, including writers who are Black, indigenous and people of colour. “The trend towards smaller writing rooms (also referred to as ‘mini-rooms’) has resulted in these workers handling more tasks than was previously the norm,” a press release explains. “Script coordinators are now assigned a...