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Events
(August 15) NBC Diversity, Innovation and Storytelling Workshop
NBC DIVERSITY, INNOVATION AND STORYTELLING WORKSHOP Wednesday, August 15 12:30 – 3pm WGA Member Event (RSVP Required) Join NBC’s change agents and storytellers as they discuss opportunities for emerging talent, new technology for filmmakers and unique career paths for writers. NBC Entertainment’s Talent Development & Inclusion team oversees over 20 programs that identify diverse storytellers […]
News & Features
Thrillist Staff Overwhelmingly Vote In Favor of Strike Authorization
91% of the bargaining unit voted in favor of authorizing a strike following a unit-wide Day of Action held at the at the Writers Guild of America, East
300 Writers Guild Members Petition Thrillist and Slate Over Fair Wages, Union Security
NEW YORK, NY (July 30, 2018) – The Writers Guild of America, East (WGAE) today distributed a petition to management at both Thrillist and Slate signed by over 300 Writers Guild members in scripted film and television. The petition calls on the digital media companies to agree to first union contracts that include livable salary […]
The Intercept Ratifies First Union Contract with Landmark Diversity Provisions
NEW YORK, NY (JULY 25, 2018) – The editorial staff at The Intercept, the investigative journalism digital news site founded by Glenn Greenwald, Jeremy Scahill and Laura Poitras, unanimously ratified its first Guild contract with the Writers Guild of America, East, AFL-CIO (WGAE). The three-year collective bargaining agreement includes a first-of-its kind diversity provision, known […]
2019 Writers Guild Awards: Media Timeline
2019 WRITERS GUILD AWARDS New York and Los Angeles – The 2019 Writers Guild Awards (71ST Annual) will be presented at concurrent ceremonies on Sunday, February 17, 2019, in New York and Los Angeles. The Writers Guild Awards honor outstanding writing in film, television, new media, news, radio, videogame, promotional, and graphic animation categories. 2018-2019 […]
WGA East Announces Second Annual Nonfiction Television Showrunner Training Program
NEW YORK, NY (July 16, 2018) – The Writers Guild of America, East will host its second annual two-day nonfiction showrunner training on July 21st and July 28th at the Guild’s Manhattan headquarters. The program is funded by the Consortium for Worker Education (CWE), a private, non-profit agency which is the workforce development arm of […]
Fox 5 WNYW-TV Ratifies New Contract
NEW YORK, NY (July 13, 2018) – The Writers Guild of America, East (WGAE) today announced that staff at Fox 5 WNYW-TV, home to “Good Day New York,” ratified a new collective bargaining agreement in a unanimous vote. The collective bargaining agreement will run from 2018 to 2022 and includes gains on pay and pension […]
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