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November 13, 2025
Theorist Media Creatives Announce Joint Union Drive with Motion Picture Editors Guild and Writers Guild of America West
Theorist Media Creatives Announce Joint Union Drive with Motion Picture Editors Guild and Writers Guild of America West
November 7, 2025
WGA Announces 2026 MBA Negotiating Committee
WGAW and WGAE have appointed the members of the WGA’s MBA negotiating committee for upcoming contract negotiations with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers.
September 23, 2025
Writers Guild of America West Announces 2025 Officers and Board of Directors Election Results
Writers Guild of America West has announced the results for the 2025 WGAW Officers and Board of Directors election.
September 17, 2025
WGA Statement on ABC’s Decision to Pull Jimmy Kimmel Live!
The following is a statement from the Writers Guild of America West (WGAW) and Writers Guild of America East (WGAE).
August 5, 2025
More Than 2,300 WGA Members and Allies Sign Open Letter Decrying Recent Attacks on the Free Press
The following is a statement from the Writers Guild of America West (WGAW) and Writers Guild of America East (WGAE).
July 23, 2025
Writers Guild of America West Announces Final Candidates for the 2025 Officers and Board of Directors Election
WGAW has announced the final list of candidates for the 2025 WGAW Officers and Board of Directors election.
July 18, 2025
WGA Statement on Paramount’s Decision to Cancel The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The following is a statement from the Writers Guild of America East (WGAE) and Writers Guild of America West (WGAW).
June 23, 2025
Writers Guild of America West Announces Candidates for the 2025 Officers and Board of Directors Election
Writers Guild of America West’s nominating committees have announced the initial list of candidates for the 2025 Officers and Board of Directors election.
June 10, 2025
WGA Joint Statement on SEIU California President David Huerta
Writers Guild of America West (WGAW) and Writers Guild of America East (WGAE) issued the following statement.
February 15, 2025
2025 Writers Guild Awards: Winners Announced
WGAW and WGAE announced the winners of the 2025 Writers Guild Awards during concurrent ceremonies.
February 7, 2025
RaMell Ross and Joslyn Barnes to Receive WGAW’s 2025 Paul Selvin Award for Nickel Boys
RaMell Ross and Joslyn Barnes have been named recipients of WGAW’s 2025 Paul Selvin Award in recognition of their writing of Nickel Boys.
January 30, 2025
2025 Writers Guild Awards: Los Angeles Show Host and Presenters Announced
WGAW is excited to announce that standup comedian, writer, and actor Joel Kim Booster will be hosting the 2025 Writers Guild Awards Los Angeles show at the Beverly Hilton on Saturday, February 15.
January 29, 2025
David Lynch to Posthumously Receive WGAW’s 2025 Laurel Award for Screenwriting Achievement
Iconic screenwriter and director David Lynch has been named the recipient of the Writers Guild of America West’s 2025 Laurel Award for Screenwriting Achievement.
January 21, 2025
Vince Gilligan to Receive WGAW’s 2025 Paddy Chayefsky Laurel Award for Television Writing Achievement
Vince Gilligan has been named the recipient of the WGAW Paddy Chayefsky Laurel Award for Television Writing Achievement.
November 22, 2024
PBS Writers Reach Tentative Agreement with Management
WGA members at PBS have reached a tentative agreement with management at PBS member stations WGBH, THIRTEEN and PBS SoCal on a new three-year collective bargaining agreement.
September 24, 2024
Writers Guild of America West Announces Results of 2024 Board of Directors Election and Referendum on the Appointment of Executive Director Ellen Stutzman
Writers Guild of America West announces the results of its 2024 Board of Directors Election and referendum on the Board of Directors’ appointment of Executive Director Ellen Stutzman.
August 23, 2024
JOINT STATEMENT: Hollywood Unions, Guilds Stand With Teamster Casting Ahead of Negotiations With the AMPTP
AFM, DGA, IATSE, IBEW, LiUNA!, OPCMIA Local 755, SAG-AFTRA, UA, WGAE, and WGAW issued the following joint statement of solidarity with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters as they head into negotiations with the AMPTP on behalf of over 700 Los Angeles and New York Casting Directors, Associate Casting Directors and Casting Assistants.
August 7, 2024
JOINT STATEMENT: Hollywood Unions, Guilds Stand With Animation Ahead of The Animation Guild’s Negotiations with Studios
AFM, DGA. IATSE, IBEW, IBT, LiUNA!, SAG-AFTRA, OPCMIA, UA, WGAE, WGAW issued the following joint statement of solidarity with The Animation Guild ahead of the start of their Master Collective Bargaining Agreement negotiations with the AMPTP.
August 1, 2024
Writers Guild of America West PAC Endorses Kamala Harris for President
Following a vote of its Political Action Committee the WGAW endorses Vice President Kamala Harris for president in the 2024 election.
July 30, 2024
AFM, DGA, IATSE, Teamsters & the Hollywood Basic Crafts, WGAE, and WGAW Issue Joint Statement of Solidarity with the SAG-AFTRA Video Game Strike
Today, AFM, DGA, IATSE, IBEW, IBT, LiUNA!, OPCMIA, UA, WGAE, and WGAW issued the following joint statement of solidarity with striking members of SAG-AFTRA who work on video games.
July 23, 2024
Writers Guild of America West Announces Final Candidates for 2024 Board of Directors Election
Writers Guild of America West has announced the final list of candidates for the 2024 WGAW Board of Directors election.
July 22, 2024
Hollywood Labor Stands with Teamsters and Hollywood Basic Crafts and Calls on AMPTP to Bargain in Good Faith
The Guilds and Unions of Hollywood call on the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) to respect their workforce and make meaningful moves at the negotiating table with the Teamsters and Hollywood Basic Crafts.
July 18, 2024
Congratulations to IATSE Members On Ratifying a New Contract
Writers Guild of America West (WGAW) and Writers Guild of America East (WGAE) issued the following statement.
June 28, 2024
Congratulations to IATSE on Reaching Tentative Agreements with the Studios
Writers Guild of America West (WGAW) and Writers Guild of America East (WGAE) issued the following statement.
June 21, 2024
Writers Guild of America West Announces Candidates for 2024 Board of Directors Election
Writers Guild of America West’s Nominating Committee has announced the initial list of candidates for the 2024 WGAW Board of Directors election.
May 13, 2024
2025 Writers Guild Awards Date Announced
The 2025 Writers Guild Awards will be held on Saturday, February 15, 2025.
May 10, 2024
WGA Members at Sesame Workshop Ratify New Contract
Members of Writers Guild of America East and Writers Guild of America West (WGA) at Sesame Workshop have overwhelmingly ratified a new five-year collective bargaining agreement with their employer.
April 19, 2024
Former WGAW Senior Executive Jane Nefeldt Dies at 71
Former Writers Guild of America West Senior Executive Jane Nefeldt died on April 16 in Hermosa Beach, CA, at age 71.
April 19, 2024
Sesame Workshop Writers Reach Tentative Agreement on New Contract
Members of the WGAE and WGAW at Sesame Workshop and management reached a tentative agreement on a new three-year collective bargaining agreement.
April 17, 2024
Writers of MTV’s Ridiculousness Negotiate First Contract After Unionizing Under the Writers Guild of America West
After filing for union recognition in July of 2023, the writers for MTV’s Ridiculousness have achieved their first contract.
April 16, 2024
Sesame Workshop Writers Authorize Strike
Members of the WGAE and WGAW at Sesame Workshop voted unanimously, with 100% participation, to authorize a strike if management does not agree to a fair new collective bargaining agreement before their current contract expires on April 19, 2024.
April 14, 2024
2024 Writers Guild Awards: Winners Announced
WGAW and WGAE announced the winners of the 2024 Writers Guild Awards for outstanding achievement in writing for film, television, new media, news, radio/audio, and promotional categories during concurrent ceremonies.
April 2, 2024
Linda Bloodworth Thomason to Receive WGAW’s 2024 Paddy Chayefsky Laurel Award for Television Writing Achievement
Multiple Emmy-nominated television creator-writer, director, and producer Linda Bloodworth Thomason (Designing Women, Evening Shade) has been named the recipient of the WGAW Paddy Chayefsky Laurel Award for Television Writing Achievement
March 26, 2024
Cord Jefferson to Receive WGAW’s 2024 Paul Selvin Award for American Fiction
Academy Award-winning writer Cord Jefferson has been named recipient of WGAW’s 2024 Paul Selvin Award in recognition of his writing of American Fiction, based on novel Erasure by Percival Everett.
March 21, 2024
Niecy Nash-Betts to Host WGAW’s 2024 Writers Guild Awards Los Angeles Ceremony
Emmy and NAACP Image Award-winning actress and producer Niecy Nash-Betts (iMonster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story, The Rookie: Feds) is set to host the 2024 Writers Guild Awards L.A. show on Saturday, April 14 at the Hollywood Palladium.
March 19, 2024
Walter Hill to Receive WGAW’s 2024 Laurel Award for Screenwriting Achievement
Legendary screenwriter, director, and producer Walter Hill—who wrote or co-wrote The Getaway, The Warriors, 48 Hrs., Last Man Standing, and Dead For A Dollar among many other films—has been named the recipient of the WGAW’s 2024 Laurel Award for Screenwriting Achievement.
March 14, 2024
WGA Negotiating Committee Co-chairs Chris Keyser and David A. Goodman Named WGAW’s 2024 Morgan Cox Award Honorees for Guild Service
2023 WGA Negotiating Committee co-chairs Chris Keyser and David A. Goodman have been named joint recipients of the WGAW Morgan Cox Award in recognition of outstanding services to the Guild for their leadership through the 2023 MBA negotiations and 148-day strike.
February 21, 2024
2024 Writers Guild Awards Nominations Announced
The WGAW and WGAE have announced nominations for outstanding achievement in screenwriting, television, new media, news, radio/audio, and promotional writing during 2023.
January 3, 2024
Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series Moves to the 75th Emmy Awards Telecast
The Television Academy, Fox and the WGA are happy to announce they have reached an agreement to include the Writing for a Variety Series category in the 75th Emmy Awards telecast.