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Events
(Sept 23) WGA-DC: Matt Bai in Conversation with Beau Willimon
The Writers Guild of America, East is heading to the District of Columbia for a night of mixing and mingling for journalists and screenwriters. WGAE President Beau Willimon (THE FIRST, HOUSE OF CARDS) will interview Matt Bai (THE FRONT RUNNER), a journalist and screenwriter, marking the first of a series of events featuring members with pens in both jars.
(Sept 26) Master Class with Gary Lennon
Join us for a master class with acclaimed television showrunner Gary Lennon (POWER, P-TOWN). Gary will detail his career trajectory, from playwright to showrunner, and how writing diverse characters in diverse writing rooms has shaped his work. For this event, Gary will be in conversation with PUSSY VALLEY showrunner Katori Hall.
News & Features
WGA East launches new screenwriting podcast “OnWriting”
Host Jordan Carlos (DIVORCE, THE NIGHTLY SHOW WITH LARRY WILMORE) interviews Michael Arndt (LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE, TOY STORY 3) in the series premiere. NEW YORK (September 5, 2018) – The Writers Guild of America, East announced today the launch of its new podcast, OnWriting. The show’s premiere episode was released today and is available for […]
WGA Notice of Screen Credits Referendum
Notice of Proposed Amendments to Screen Credits Manual August 23, 2018 To Our Fellow Members: One of the Guilds’ core functions is to determine writing credits on Guild-covered projects. To carry out that function, the WGA East and West have long maintained written rules governing the determination of writing credits. These rules are contained in […]
Series Writers: Get Paid Correctly Under the New MBA Provision
On a Series with 14 or Fewer Episodes? You May Be Owed Money Later This Season We Need Your Contract (We need your contract in any event. See below!) In the 2017 MBA negotiation, the Guild began to address the problem of writers working too many weeks on short-season series and having their overscale episodic […]
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 […]
