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IATSE VS. THE WGA Thursday, December 7 2006 The president of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE), the union that represents most of Hollywood's craft unions, has taken the leaders of the Writers Guild of America (West) to task for turning down an offer from Hollywood producers to negotiate an early contract renewal. Thomas Short told the Los Angeles Times that the WGA's refusal would fuel uncertainty among Hollywood's rank and file about whether they will have work should the WGA (more) WRITERS SHARPEN THEIR PENS Wednesday, September 21 2005 
Setting
the
stage
for
a
contentious
jurisdictional
dispute
between
the
Writers
Guild
of
America
(WGA)
West
and
the
International
Alliance
of
Theatrical
Stage
Employees
(IATSE),
the
WGA
on
Tuesday
elected
animation
writer
Patric
Verrone
as
its
president.
Verrone
campaigned
on
a
platform
that
included
a
vow
to
organize
animation
writers,
cable-TV
writers
and
broadcast
reality-show
writers.
Verrone's
efforts
are
likely
to
clash
with
those
of
IATSE
who
are
looking
to
organize
the
same
writers.
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