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2 Nov 2007, 3:59 pm
The Writers Guild of America (WGA) is on strike--for the first time since 1988--over royalties and the sure sense writers do not command the same kind of power that directors, actors and producers do in Hollywood. [read post]
21 May 2020, 6:10 pm by Jody Simon
After something of a war of words, the Writers Guild of America (WGA) and Association of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) have resumed negotiations for a new collective bargaining agreement. [read post]
30 Oct 2007, 6:27 pm
    The television and film industry relies on the Writer's Guild of America (WGA) for its arbitration employed because lengthy litigation would disrupt studio strategy, damage individual worker's career development and potentially impact revenue to the degree that the result would be the failure of business enterprises altogether. [read post]
2 Feb 2020, 2:47 pm by Jody Simon
The full service agencies APA and Innovative Artists have signed the Writers Guild of America’s new agency franchise agreement. [read post]
1 Oct 2023, 7:50 pm by Sabrina I. Pacifici
After a grinding, 148-day strike, the Writers Guild of America ran the table, conceding virtually nothing and winning virtually everything. [read post]
20 Dec 2007, 10:23 am
Their scenario is that massive numbers of primarily high-earning writers and actors - screen writers, television show runners, movie stars and celebs - go financial core, weakening the guilds beyond recognition. [read post]
27 Feb 2008, 12:16 pm
The Associated Press reports that 93.6% of the members of the Writers Guild of America voted to ratify a three-year contract with Hollywood movie and television companies, thus ending the tragic writers' strike. [read post]
12 Nov 2007, 5:15 pm
.'s Troy & Gould considers himself a bit of an expert on the  Writer's Guild strike. [read post]
26 May 2016, 7:01 am by Rebecca Tushnet
Mike Masnick has the story, and I'm just going to quote him (and WGAW):Meanwhile, in what might seem like a surprising source, another group calling bullshit on the MPAA is the local Hollywood writer's guild, the Writers Guild of America, West. [read post]
6 Jul 2015, 5:15 am by Ian Carleton Schaefer
Swirsky at Epstein Becker Green has a Management Memo blog post concerning union organizing campaigns that will be of interest to many of our readers: “Salon Writers and Editorial Staff Demand Representation by The News Guild – Union Organizing in Electronic Media Continues to Grow. [read post]
9 Feb 2008, 1:07 am
---------------The Writers Guild held a closed-door meeting Friday with strike captains to brief them on the tentative deal. [read post]
19 Jan 2008, 7:32 am
  It appears that the Writers Guild and the writers are on the verge of having to answer that question. [read post]
11 Sep 2023, 11:29 am by Holly
The Writers Guild of America (“WGA”) is the combined efforts of The Writers Guild of America East and West, two labor unions representing writers and content creators for motion pictures, television, news, and digital media. [read post]
16 Nov 2007, 1:54 pm
Some new stars are emerging as a result of the continuing 2007 Writers Guild Strike: the lawyers. [read post]
10 Sep 2013, 12:27 pm by Media Law Prof
The Writers Guild of America East has scheduled a hearing to consider charges that Joan Rivers worked on the "Fashion Police" as a writer and showrunner while the show's writers have been on strike. [read post]
11 Feb 2008, 8:48 am
  The board of the Writers Guild has approved a new contract, and members are expected to follow suit. [read post]
3 May 2019, 5:33 am by Sara E. Teller
The Writers Guild of America and several writers have filed a lawsuit against Hollywood's biggest talent agencies over packaging fees. [read post]
10 Feb 2008, 6:40 am
The Writers Guilds East and West held membership meetings Saturday to brief members on the tentative deal. [read post]