WGA East
WGA Pulls Back Curtain On State Of Health & Pension Plans Ahead Of AMPTP Negotiations
[ad_1] Ahead of a March 16 start date for negotiations with the major studios, the Writers Guild of America has peeled back the curtain on the state of the union’s...
WGA Condemns Paramount-WBD Merger, Says “Outcome Is The Same” As Netflix Deal
[ad_1] It should come as no surprise that the Writers Guild of America is not pleased about the latest development in the Warner Bros. Discovery acquisition saga. After the news...
Hollywood Guilds Raise Concerns With Senate Antitrust Subcommittee Over Warner Bros. Sale Amid Netflix Congressional Hearings
[ad_1] As Ted Sarandos endured hours of questioning from the Senate Judiciary antitrust subcommittee about Netflix’s pending acquisition of Warner Bros., several of the Hollywood guilds raised concerns again with...
Slate Editorial Staff Ratifies New Contract With WGA East That Establishes Bargaining Unit’s First AI Protections
[ad_1] EXCLUSIVE: The editorial staff at Slate Media has ratified a new collective bargaining agreement with the WGA East that, for the first time, establishes guardrails around the use of...
Stephen Colbert To Be Honored With WGA East’s Walter Bernstein Award
[ad_1] With The Late Show set to end in May, Stephen Colbert is receiving this year’s Walter Bernstein Award from the Writers Guild of America East. The honor will be...
Diana Son To Receive WGA East’s Richard B. Jablow Award for Devoted Service
[ad_1] EXCLUSIVE: Diana Son will receive the WGA East‘s Richard B. Jablow Award for Devoted Service at the 78th Annual Writers Guild Awards ceremony in March. Son, a member of...
WGA Reveals Bargaining Committee For 2026 Contract Talks With AMPTP; Ellen Stutzman To Serve As Chief Negotiator Again
[ad_1] The Writers Guild of America has selected the committee that will negotiate its 2026 contract with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers. The guild’s East and West...
Tom Fontana Elected President Of WGA East
[ad_1] Tom Fontana is the new president of the Writers Guild of America East, replacing Lisa Takeuchi Cullen. The union revealed the results of its 2025 Council elections today. Also...
Animation Writers At Fred Rogers Productions & Spiffy Pictures Get Union Recognition Under WGA East’s PBS Contract
[ad_1] Writers on children’s animation shows including Alma’s Way, Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood and Carl the Collector now have a union. The WGA East announced Friday that Fred Rogers Productions and...
Thousands Of Writers Sign WGA Open Letter Slamming Trump’s “Unprecedented, Authoritarian Assault” On Free Press
[ad_1] More than 2,300 members of the Writers Guild of America West and East, including many heavy hitters, have signed the union’s open letter decrying the Trump administration’s “recent threats...
WGA East Leaves Elon Musk’s X Following “Racist And Antisemitic Language” From AI Tool Grok
[ad_1] The WGA East is no longer on X after the social media platform’s AI tool Grok made a series of offensive remarks this week, including praising Hitler. The guild...
TV Writers Of Color Gained Increased Representation In 2023-24 Season, But Screenwriting Diversity Remains Stagnant, WGA Reports
[ad_1] Non-white people were increasingly represented among employed television writers from 2020 to 2024, while the screenwriting landscape remained largely the same, per a new report from the Writers Guild...