> This is incorrect (and Deadline have amended the article to clarify that sentence, now). The WGGB cannot bar members from work due to union laws in the UK. What they mean is the WGA will bar writers in the future if they take WGA work during the strike.
> Also worth noting – that isn’t in the article – that UK writers cannot legally strike with the WGA. We can act in solidarity (not taking meetings, not scabbing WGA work etc), but as the UK union has not voted a strike, any action is ‘secondary action’ which is illegal. This includes things like creating our own picket lines in support of the WGA. If we are on WGA contracts in the WGA jurisdiction, we can stop working (and should). But most of us are on WGGB contracts outside of the WGA jurisdiction, which means we not only can still work but are obligated to by nature of contract. Otherwise, it’s breaching contract and secondary action.
> WGGB writers are in support of the WGA. But it’s really important to clarify the differences here, because we are at risk of being labelled ‘scabs’ when we must continue work due to our union laws and contracts.
The laws on striking seem purposefully obtuse and drastic. So many different hoops you have to jump through to “legally” strike. Almost like they want workers to stop asking for better conditions.
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As u/LadyWrites_ALot already mentioned yesterday:
> This is incorrect (and Deadline have amended the article to clarify that sentence, now). The WGGB cannot bar members from work due to union laws in the UK. What they mean is the WGA will bar writers in the future if they take WGA work during the strike.
> Also worth noting – that isn’t in the article – that UK writers cannot legally strike with the WGA. We can act in solidarity (not taking meetings, not scabbing WGA work etc), but as the UK union has not voted a strike, any action is ‘secondary action’ which is illegal. This includes things like creating our own picket lines in support of the WGA. If we are on WGA contracts in the WGA jurisdiction, we can stop working (and should). But most of us are on WGGB contracts outside of the WGA jurisdiction, which means we not only can still work but are obligated to by nature of contract. Otherwise, it’s breaching contract and secondary action.
> WGGB writers are in support of the WGA. But it’s really important to clarify the differences here, because we are at risk of being labelled ‘scabs’ when we must continue work due to our union laws and contracts.
https://www.reddit.com/r/unitedkingdom/comments/136ew0o/writers_guild_of_great_britain_in_solidarity_with/
The laws on striking seem purposefully obtuse and drastic. So many different hoops you have to jump through to “legally” strike. Almost like they want workers to stop asking for better conditions.