DGA Secures Key Additions to Contract with Hollywood Studios

Notable gains include a streaming bonus structure matching the WGA's and increased employer contribution rates to the pension or health plan.

The Directors Guild of America (DGA) has secured key additions to its contract with Hollywood studios, including a streaming bonus structure that matches the one negotiated by the Writers Guild of America (WGA).
The DGA also secured an increase in employer contribution rates to the pension or health plan by 0.5% in the second and third years of the agreement.
Directors for dramatic pay TV and high budget streaming titles will now receive the same pay increases as other directors in the contract.
Reduced pay rates for third assistant directors, associate directors and unit production managers working on pilots and shows in their first two seasons will be lifted.
The union secured the end of weekly caps on daily production fees for associate directors and stage managers on non-primetime TV shows.