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labor1 month ago•28 min saved

WGA West Sets Bargaining Compass: Healthcare, AI Rules, and Residuals in Focus Ahead of AMPTP Talks

WGA West leaders outline bargaining priorities ahead of AMPTP talks—sustainable healthcare funding, AI protections, improved streaming residuals and backend pay, and expanded employment protections (including writers’ rooms and against unpaid work)—while stressing ongoing member outreach, opposition to longer contract terms, and concerns about the Warner Bros. Discovery merger amid the staff strike.

via Deadline|

#ai #amptp #healthcare

entertainment1 month ago•16 min saved

WGA Awards LA Ceremony Scrapped as Union Walkout Grips Los Angeles

The Writers Guild of America West canceled its Los Angeles Writers Guild Awards amid a staff strike over contract negotiations, with non-supervisory staff represented by the Pacific Northwest Staff Union on strike. WGAW says it won’t ask attendees to cross a picket line, and an alternative LA celebration for nominees will be scheduled later, while the New York ceremony will proceed as planned. The West/East unions are separate but share contract talks; the LA event would have been hosted by Atsuko Okatsuka and livestreamed on the WGA West YouTube channel.

via The Hollywood Reporter|

#entertainment #labor-strike #los-angeles

entertainment1 month ago•18 min saved

WGA LA Awards Canceled as Staff Strike Persists; NYC Ceremony Set to Proceed

The Writers Guild of America West canceled the 2026 Writers Guild Awards Los Angeles ceremony due to a staff strike, with an alternative LA celebration to be scheduled later; the Writers Guild Awards East in New York will go ahead on March 8, with Roy Wood Jr. hosting and Stephen Colbert receiving the Walter Bernstein Award. The non-supervisory staff union demanded higher wages and “just cause” protections, and members urged the guild to bargain in good faith so future disruptions can be avoided. Ticket refunds for LA attendees will be issued.

via Variety|

#entertainment #los-angeles #new-york-ceremony

awards1 month ago•17 min saved

WGA West Coast Awards Canceled as Staff Strike Upends LA Ceremony

The West Coast ceremony of the 78th Writers Guild Awards was canceled due to the WGA West staff strike, while the East Coast event in New York is proceeding; organizers may reschedule a West Coast ceremony later, as unions and management continue negotiations and picket lines influence the awards season.

via Deadline|

#awards #labor-dispute #los-angeles

entertainment1 month ago•18 min saved

WGA West Staff Strike Signals Tension Ahead of AMPTP Talks

The Writers Guild of America West staff voted to strike amid alleged unfair labor practices by management, affecting about 100 of 150 workers and prompting picketing outside WGA West as the guild heads into upcoming AMPTP contract negotiations; the union says negotiations will continue in good faith with executives handling non-striking duties, while the guild denies the allegations of bad faith bargaining.

via Variety|

#amptp #entertainment #labor-dispute

labor1 month ago•17 min saved

WGA West Staff Strike Ahead of AMPTP Negotiations

WGA West staff walked off the job and picketed outside the Hollywood guild as the Writers Guild Staff Union pushes for its first contract, accusing management of bad-faith bargaining and surveilling union activity and filing an unfair labor practices charge with the NLRB. The guild says it will bargain in good faith as talks with the AMPTP loom, HQ is closed and events canceled ahead of a March start to MBA negotiations and the May 1 contract expiry.

via Deadline|

#amptp #bargaining #labor

entertainment2 months ago•17 min saved

WGA West Staff Vote to Strike Amid Claims of Bad-Faith Negotiations

WGA West staffers, organized as the Pacific Northwest Staff Union, voted 82–18 to authorize a strike over alleged unfair labor practices and what they call surface bargaining by guild leadership. They’re pursuing a first contract that includes just-cause discipline, AI protections, remote-work provisions, sustainable workloads, living-wage pay, and a stronger wage scale, with no strike deadline set as negotiations with studios (AMPTP) resume ahead of the May 1 contract expiry; the WGA West has denied the allegations and says talks will continue.

via Variety|

#artificial-intelligence-in-the-workplace #bargaining-in-bad-faith #entertainment

entertainment2 years ago•5 min saved

"David Young Steps Down, Ellen Stutzman Takes Over as WGA West Executive Director"

David Young is stepping down as the Executive Director of the Writers Guild of America West (WGAW) after 18 years, with Ellen Stutzman, the chief negotiator during the recent strike, taking over the position. Young, known for his tough negotiating style, played a crucial role in building the Guild into a strong organization. Stutzman, who has been with WGAW for 18 years, has been praised for her leadership during the strike and is seen as a steady and capable successor.

via Deadline|

#david-young #ellen-stutzman #entertainment

entertainment2 years ago•1 min saved

WGA Secures Health Care Benefits Extension for Writers Facing Coverage Cutoff

The Writers Guild of America (WGA) West has reached a tentative contract agreement with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, ending the nearly five-month strike. As part of the agreement, the WGA West will extend health care benefits through the end of the year for members who were facing an October 1 expiration of coverage. The deal is expected to be ratified smoothly by the WGA negotiating committee, the board and council of the WGA West and WGA East, and the approximately 11,000 members. The strike order is still in effect but picketing has been paused, and writers are expected to return to work before the ratification vote is completed. This move by the WGA echoes a similar extension of health care benefits made by SAG-AFTRA, which has also been on strike.

via Variety|

#contract-agreement #coverage-extension #entertainment

entertainment2 years ago•5 min saved

Meredith Stiehm Secures Reelection as WGA West President Amid Writers' Strike

Meredith Stiehm has been re-elected as president of the WGA West, along with her running mates Michele Mulroney and Betsy Thomas. Stiehm's victory comes as negotiations between the Writers Guild and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers continue in an effort to end the ongoing strike, which is now in its 141st day. If a deal is not reached soon, the strike could become the second-longest in the guild's history. Stiehm's re-election, along with the upcoming election of Lisa Takeuchi Cullen as the WGA East's president, will mark a historic moment with all four major Hollywood guilds being led by women presidents.

via Deadline|

#entertainment #meredith-stiehm #rich-talarico