As Lesli Linka Glatter departed the top member post at the Directors Guild of America, she gestured toward some of the unions unfinished business.

There is still so much to do, the outgoing union president wrote in a final note included in a DGA Monthly issue released Friday. The letter summarized some of the work the Homeland and Mad Men director did while in one of Hollywoods most influential roles for four years.

The issues she pointed to that remain unresolved are some of the top problems dogging Hollywood labor advocates just months before major industry unions including the DGA return to the bargaining table with studios and streamers to hammer out new labor contracts. It is no secret that our industry, which is no stranger to rapid change, is experiencing a period of massive transition, Glatter wrote. The industry contraction from the dual strikes has led to significant unemployment for our members and all industry workers. AI presents both incredible opportunities and concerning unknowns. The rise of streaming and shifting business models have disrupted the rhythms on which many of us built stable careers, and production has become increasingly global and complex.

The solution, she argued, lay in the unions approach to tackling issues and in members locking arms to fight them together. We do our research, and we come armed with facts and thoughtfulness, taking the whole industry into consideration, she said. These battles will not be easy, but they are necessary. And they are never won by one individual they are won through the solidarity of all of us. When we act collectively, when we work together, we can and do change the trajectory of our industry. Our superpower is our community.

The DGA was a key leader in the effort to amplify Californias film and television tax credit and is continuing to lobby Washington to establish a federal incentive to combat declining job opportunities and the outsourcing of work to overseas production hubs. And following Disneys brief suspension of late-night host Jimmy Kimmel after some remarks made by Federal Communications Commission chair Brendan Carr, the union stood apart from its peers by establishing an email address for members to report any instances of suspected or alleged censorship.

But the union has yet to comment on the release of OpenAIs Sora 2, which has rattled Hollywood with its outputs of Hollywood characters, like Wednesdays Wednesday Addams or Pokmons Pikachu.

On Sept. 20 Glatter handed the reins of the union over to newly elected leader Christopher Nolan, who has emphasized that hes ready to confront the business shifting tides. Our industry is experiencing tremendous change, and I thank the Guilds membership for entrusting me with this responsibility, the director said in a statement following his election.

The unions current labor contract with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, composed of top Hollywood studios, expires after June 30, 2026.