Advocacy

Public Policy Documents

The following is a list of public policy filings, letters and position papers submitted by the WGAW in support of the creative and economic interests of our members.

Members

October 8, 2025
WGAW and WGAE Statement for the Record – Senate Commerce Hearing “Shut Your App: How Uncle Sam Jawboned Big Tech Into Silencing Americans”

September 12, 2025
Sign-On Letter to the California Law Revision Commission on State Antitrust Law Reform re: Misuse of Market Power

September 12, 2025
WGAW Comment to the California Law Revision Commission on State Antitrust Law Reform re: Single Firm Conduct and Merger Provisions

August 4, 2025
Labor Unions and Press Freedom Orgs Comments to the FCC on National Television Multiple Ownership Rule

May 23, 2025
WGAW Letter in Support of California Legislation to Promote Competitive Markets: Modernizing Penalties in the Cartwright Act (SB 763)

May 23, 2025
WGAW Letter in Support of California Health Care Quality and Affordability Act (AB 1415)

May 14, 2025
Ex Parte Meeting Regarding the U.S. Copyright Office’s AI Registration Guidance

May 11, 2025
Letter to President Trump Regarding Film and Television Industry Reconciliation Priorities

April 15, 2025
Sign-On Letter to the California Privacy Protection Agency on Workplace Technology Regulations

March 28, 2025
Sign-On Letter to the California Law Revision Commission on State Antitrust Law Reform

March 11, 2025
WGAW Letter in Support of California Legislation to Increase Transparency Around Use of Copyrighted Material in AI Training (AB 412)

January 21, 2025
Sign-On Letter to the California Law Revision Commission on State Antitrust Law Reform

January 9, 2025
Sign-On Letter to the California Privacy Protection Agency on Workplace Technology Regulations

December 19, 2024
Sign-On Letter to the California Law Revision Commission on State Antitrust Law Reform

October 8, 2024
Teamsters Local 399, WGAW and WGAE Comments to FCC on Paramount-Skydance Merger

September 17, 2024
WGAW Submission to the EU’s Consultation on General-Purpose Artificial Intelligence

June 12, 2024
WGAW Comment to the California Law Revision Commission on State Antitrust Law Reform

April 24, 2024
Sign-On Letter to the California Law Revision Commission on State Antitrust Law Reform and Single-Firm Conduct

April 18, 2024
WGAW Letter to the FCC on Open Internet Rules

March 27, 2024
NewsGuild-CWA, NABET-CWA, WGAE and WGAW letter to Sen. Schumer on AI

March 8, 2024
Office of Health Care Affordability Targets Sign-On Letter

December 13, 2023
WGAW and WGAE Comment to the FCC on Open Internet Rules

October 30, 2023
WGAW and WGAE Comment to the U.S. Copyright Office on Artificial Intelligence

September 27, 2023
WGAW and Public Knowledge Comment to the DOJ and FTC on Hart-Scott-Rodino Pre-Merger Review Rules

September 18, 2023
WGAW AFM Comment on DOJ-FTC Draft Merger Guidelines

August 17, 2023
The New Gatekeepers: How Disney, Amazon, and Netflix Will Take Over Media

April 21, 2022
WGAW Comment on DOJ-FTC Request for Information on Merger Enforcement

March 23, 2022
WGAW Letter to FTC Opposing Amazon-MGM Merger re: EPIX

December 21, 2021
WGAW Letter to FTC Opposing Amazon-MGM Merger

December 7, 2021
Broken Promises: Media Mega-Mergers and the Case for Antitrust Reform

August 12, 2021
WGAW Letter in Support of California Resolution to Study California’s Antitrust Law

June 28, 2021
WGAW Letter in Support of California Legislation to Improve Broadband Infrastructure

April 14, 2021
WGAW Letter in Support of California Legislation to Create an Office of Healthcare Affordability

April 12, 2021
WGAW Letter in Support of California Legislation to Modernize Union Elections for Farm Workers

January 21, 2021
Amicus Curiae Letter in Support of Petition for Review of Prop 22

December 7, 2020
Joint Letter in Support of California Legislation to Increase Broadband Funding

July 22, 2020
WGAW Comment on Early Termination of Charter Merger Conditions

June 22, 2020
Letter to Senators Feinstein and Harris detailing WGAW priorities for COVID relief legislation

April 29, 2020
Joint Letter to Congress on Broadband in Stimulus Bills

April 27, 2020
Joint Letter to leaders of Congress in support of the Performing Artist Tax Parity Act

April 9, 2020
Joint Letter urging Congress to safeguard our multiemployer pension and health plan

February 6, 2020
WGAW Comment on DOJ-FTC Draft Vertical Merger Guidelines

September 6, 2019
Letter to Governor Gavin Newsom in support of legislation to Prohibit Mandatory Arbitration

August 28, 2019
WGAW Letter to Governor Newsom in support of legislation to ensure industry workers access to benefits

July 3, 2019
WGAW Letter to House Education and Labor Committee in support Pension Legislation

June 12, 2019
WGAW Letter in Support of California Legislation to Protect Employees

June 7, 2019
WGAW Letter in Support of California Legislation to Create a Union Representative-Worker Privilege

June 3, 2019
WGAW Letter to Members of the Senate Commerce Committee in support of the Dual Network Rule

April 29, 2019
WGAW Comments to the FCC on Quadrennial Media Ownership Review

April 9, 2019
WGAW Support Letter for Save the Internet Act

April 22, 2019
WGAW Letter in Support of California Legislation to Protect Patients from Surprise Billing

December 28, 2018
WGAW Comment to the FTC on Vertical Merger Guidelines

November 28, 2018
Joint Letter to Members of the House Judiciary and Energy & Commerce Committees regarding T-Mobile-Sprint Merger

November 21, 2018
PWGA Health Plan Letter to Joint Select Committee on the Solvency of Multiemployer Pension Plans

November 21, 2018
Joint WGAW, WGAE, DGA, IATSE, SAG-AFTRA, AMPTP Letter to Joint Select Committee on the Solvency of Multiemployer Pension Plans

October 31, 2018
Joint Reply Comments to the Federal Communications Commission in the T-Mobile-Sprint Merger

October 26, 2018
WGAW Letter to Joint Select Committee on the Solvency of Multiemployer Pension Plans

October 4, 2018
WGAW Comment to DOJ on Paramount Consent Decrees

October 1, 2018
WGAW Comments to IRS and Treasury on Proposed 199A Treasury Regulations

September 11, 2018
Guild Letter of Support of California Legislation to Prohibit Mandatory Arbitration

September 7, 2018
WGAW Letter to Gov. Brown in Support of SB 822, Restoring Net Neutrality in California

August 27, 2018
Joint Petition to the Federal Communications Commission to Deny T-Mobile-Sprint Merger

August 20, 2018
WGAW Comments to the FTC on Competition Policy

July 23, 2018
Coalition Letter to Joint Select Committee on the Solvency of Multiemployer Pension Plans

June 2018
WGAW White Paper on Opposition to Disney-Fox Merger

May 23, 2018
WGAW Letter of Support for AB 3087, California Health Care Price Relief Act

March 19, 2018
WGAW Comments to the FCC on National Television Multiple Ownership Rule

July 17, 2017
WGAW Comments to FCC on Open Internet Rules Repeal

July 13, 2017
Joint letter to Attorney General Sessions regarding AT&T-TWX Merger Concerns

July 12, 2017
Showrunner and Show Creator letter to FCC Chairman Pai on Open Internet Rules

January 26, 2017
WGAW Comments to FCC on Independent and Diverse Programming Notice of Proposed Rulemaking

August 12, 2016
WGAW Brief in California Public Utilities Commission’s Investigation of California Broadband Competition

June 1, 2016
WGAW Supplemental Testimony in California Public Utilities Commission’s Investigation of California Broadband Competition

May 23, 2016
WGAW Reply Comments to the FCC on Set-Top Box Competition

May 23, 2016
WGAW Reply Comments to the FCC on Set-Top Box Competition

April 22, 2016
WGAW Comments to the FCC on Set-Top Box Competition

March 30, 2016
WGAW Comments to FCC on Independent and Diverse Programming Notice of Inquiry

March 15, 2016
WGAW Direct Testimony in California Public Utilities Commission’s Investigation of California Broadband Competition

March 1, 2016
WGAW Brief in California Public Utility Commission Review of Charter-Time Warner Cable Merger

January 14, 2016
WGAW Reply Comments to FCC on Retransmission Consent Rules

December 15, 2015
WGAW Letter in Support of Excise Tax Repeal

December 1, 2015
WGAW Comments to the FCC on Retransmission Consent Rules

November 12, 2015
WGAW Reply Comments In the Charter-Time Warner Cable Merger

October 13, 2015
WGAW Petition to Deny Charter-Time Warner Cable Merger

October 8, 2015
WGAW Comments to FCC on Set-Top Box Technology Standards

September 21, 2015
WGAW Amicus Brief in Net Neutrality Court Case

June 29, 2015
WGAW Comments to Federal Communications Commission on State of Wireless Competition

May 19, 2015
WGAW Letter to FCC on Upcoming Spectrum Auction

April 13, 2015
Comcast-Time Warner Cable Merger California Fact Sheet

March 5, 2015
WGAW Comments on the California Public Utilities Commission Proposed Decision on the Comcast-Time Warner Cable Merger

March 3, 2015
WGAW Comment to the FCC on the Definition of an MVPD

February 18, 2015
L.A. Consolidation Paper

February 18, 2015
L.A. Consolidation Presentation

February 18, 2015
L.A. Consolidation Maps

January 7, 2015
WGAW Reply Comments in the AT&T-DirecTV Merger

December 29, 2014
WGAW and Future of Music Reply Comments in the Comcast-Time Warner Cable Merger

December 10, 2014
WGAW Brief in California Public Utility Commission Review of Comcast-Time Warner Cable Merger

September 24, 2014
Testimony of Melissa Rosenberg at Congressional Forum on Net Neutrality hosted by Congresswoman Doris Matsui

September 16, 2014
WGAW Petition to Deny the AT&T-DirecTV Merger

September 15, 2014
WGAW Reply Comments to the FCC on Revised Open Internet Rules

August 25, 2014
WGAW and Future of Music petition to deny Comcast-Time Warner Cable merger

August 25, 2014
Economic Analysis of Comcast-Time Warner Cable Merger

August 8, 2014
WGAW Comments on NY Public Service Commission review of Comcast-Time Warner Merger

August 6, 2014
WGAW Comments to the FCC regarding Media Ownership Rules

July 18, 2014
WGAW Comments on the City of Los Angeles Community Broadband Network

July 16, 2014
WGAW Comments to the FCC on Revised Open Internet Rules

July 16, 2014
Testimony of Shawn Ryan to Senate Commerce Committee for Hearing on Future of Video Marketplace

June 24, 2014
Testimony of WGAW President Keyser to Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on AT&T-DirecTV merger

May 13, 2014
WGAW Showrunner & Creator letter to FCC Chairman on an Open Internet

May 8, 2014
WGAW Letter to House Judiciary Subcommittee on Comcast-TWC Merger

May 7, 2014
WGAW Letter to House Judiciary Subcommittee Regarding STELA Reauthorization

April 24, 2014
WGAW Comments to FCC on Open Internet Remand

April 8, 2014
Joint Letter to FCC and DOJ Opposing Comcast-TWC Merger

April 2, 2014
Joint WGAW and DGA letter to House Judiciary Subcommittee regarding Orphan Works

March 26, 2014
Testimony of Ellen Stutzman to the Senate Judiciary Committee Regarding STELA Reauthorization

March 24, 2014
Joint Letter to FCC on Spectrum Aggregation Principles

March 21, 2014
WGAW Comments to the Federal Communications Commission on Status of Video Competition

March 7, 2014
Joint Letter to House Subcommittee on Communications and Technology regarding Satellite Reauthorization Process

March 3, 2014
Amicus Brief in Aereo case before the Supreme Court

January 17, 2014
WGAW Comments on Department or Commerce Green Paper on Copyright Policy, Creativity, and Innovation in the Digital Economy

December 10, 2013
Joint Letter to Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation on Spectrum Aggregation Limits

November 4, 2013
WGAW Comments to the FCC on Eliminating the UHF Discount

October 31, 2013
WGAW, Public Knowledge and Consumer Action Joint Reply Comments in AT&T – Leap Merger

September 27, 2013
WGAW, Public Knowledge and Consumer Action Joint Petition to Deny AT&T – Leap Merger

September 16, 2013
WGAW Comments to the Federal Communications Commission on The E-Rate Program

August 2, 2013
WGAW Reply Comments to the Federal Communications Commission on Indecency Regulations

July 22, 2013
Joint Letter to House Committee on Energy & Commerce on Upcoming Spectrum Auction

June 19, 2013
WGAW Comments to the Federal Communications Commission on Indecency Regulations

June 17, 2013
WGAW Comments to Federal Communications Commission on State of Wireless Competition

May 10, 2013
WGAW Comments to the U.S. Trade Rep on the Proposed Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership

May 3, 2013
Amicus Brief in Aereokiller Case

April 17, 2013
Amicus Brief in Support of En Banc Rehearing in Aereo Lawsuit

April 4, 2013
WGAW and Public Knowledge Joint Petition to the Federal Communications Commission to Deny Verizon and AT&T's applications to transfer Wireless Spectrum

March 6, 2013
Joint WGAW and DGA Reply Comments to the U.S. Copyright Office on Orphan Works

February 4, 2013
Joint WGAW and DGA Comments to the U.S. Copyright Office on Orphan Works

January 25, 2013
WGAW Comments to the FCC on Spectrum Auction

November 28, 2012
WGAW Comments to the FCC on Spectrum Holdings

September 21, 2012
Amicus Brief in Aereo Lawsuit

September 20, 2012
WGAW Comments to the Federal Communications Commission on Broadband Progress

September 10, 2012
WGAW Comments to the Federal Communications Commission on Status of Video Competition

August 13, 2012
WGAW Letter to the Federal Communications Commission regarding Comcast’s Discriminatory use of Data Caps

June 22, 2012
WGAW Comments to the Federal Communications Commission on Program Access Rules

June 13, 2012
WGAW Reply Comments to the Federal Communications Commission on Defining Multichannel Video Programming Distributors (MVPD)

May 14, 2012
WGAW Comments to the Federal Communications Commission on Defining Multichannel Video Programming Distributors (MVPD)

March 5, 2012
WGAW Comments to the Federal Communications Commission on the Quadrennial Media Ownership Review

February 21, 2012
WGAW Joint Petition to the Federal Communications Commission to Deny Verizon Wireless Spectrum Acquisition from Cable Companies