‘They’re willing to fight’: Writers Guild of America leaders brace for tough negotiations

Hollywood Protests Hollywood: Striking Writers Guild Staffers Protest Their Own Union at SAG-AFTRA Headquarters

The Writers Guild Staff Union (WGSU) protested their own union at the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) headquarters on Monday, accusing the Writers Guild of America (WGU) of failing to bargain over wages and job protections in good faith.

Writers Guild Staffers Picket Union's First Day of Contract Negotiations

As the Writers Guild of America began talks on a new studio contract, the Writers Guild Staff Union (WGSU) entered its fifth week on strike, staging a picket line in front of the SAG-AFTRA headquarters on Los Angeles’ Miracle Mile, where the WGA is meeting with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers. One hundred fifteen staffers for the Writers Guild of America West went on strike Feb. 17 after six months of on-and-off negotiati…

Scabby The Rat & Striking Guild Staff Protest Outside SAG-AFTRA HQ As WGA & Studios Start Contract Talks

Scabby the Rat and about a dozen members of the Writers Guild Staff Union are still outside SAG-AFTRA headquarters on Wilshire Blvd this afternoon as inside the WGA and the studios wrapped up their first day of contract talks. “What do we want?,” a throng of striking staffers chanted earlier Monday starting around 11:30 am PT. “A fair contract!” “When do we want it?,” they added carrying mocking placards that read ‘WGAW Management: Do You Kn…

WGA Begins Studio Talks at SAG-AFTRA Headquarters as Its Staff Pickets Outside

The Writers Guild of America began its talks with the major studios on Monday, as its striking staff members picketed outside. The talks were held at SAG-AFTRA headquarters on Wilshire Boulevard. Shortly before noon, the Writers Guild Staff Union marched a few blocks from WGA West headquarters to set up a picket line. They also brought Scabby the Rat, a giant inflatable mascot, and parked it outside the building. The WGSU has been on strike …

Writers Guild Contract Talks Begin as Actors' Union Pauses Negotiations

Three years after a crippling dual strike by actors and writers that brought film and television production to a halt, contact talks are set to begin Monday between Hollywood studios and the Writers Guild of America, with health insurance and artificial intelligence issues again expected to be a major discussion points. The guild will begin talks with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, which represents the major Hollywood s…

‘They’re willing to fight’: Writers Guild of America leaders brace for tough negotiations

LOS ANGELES — It has been nearly three years since Hollywood writers went on a historic strike that lasted 148 days and ushered in an extraordinary period of labor unrest that virtually shut down the film and TV business. Read more...