Los Angeles – Writers Guild of America West has announced the results for the 2025 WGAW Officers and Board of Directors election. The following members were elected to serve as officers: President – ...

Los Angeles and New York – The following is a statement from the Writers Guild of America West (WGAW) and Writers Guild of America East (WGAE): The right to speak our minds and to disagree with each ...

The purpose of this guide is to provide Companies with a basic knowledge of the minimum provisions of the WGA Theatrical and Television Basic Agreement ["MBA"]. It is not a substitute for the MBA and ...

The MBA is the collective bargaining agreement that covers most of the work done by WGA writers. If you have questions regarding the application or interpretation of its provisions, contact the ...

The Guild’s MBA sets minimum weekly pay for writer-producers working on an episodic series, but compensation can be negotiated as a payment per episode (“episodic fee”). When that happens, how can you ...

Los Angeles – Iconic screenwriter and director David Lynch—writer of Blue Velvet (1986), Wild at Heart (1990), Mulholland Drive (2001), and more—has been named the recipient of the Writers Guild of ...

Los Angeles and New York – Writers Guild of America West (WGAW) and Writers Guild of America East (WGAE) have announced nominations for outstanding achievement in screenwriting, television, streaming, ...

Los Angeles and New York – The members of Writers Guild of America West (WGAW) and Writers Guild of America East (WGAE) have ratified a new contract with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television ...

Most MBA minimums increased by 5% on September 25, 2023, and will increase another 4% on 5/2/2024 and 3.5% on 5/2/2025. Some minimums and rates increase less, mostly by 3% each year, while a few rates ...

Over the past decade, deregulation and the growing dominance of streaming video have laid the groundwork for a media landscape where just three companies—Disney, Amazon, and Netflix—are poised to be ...

Los Angeles, CA – Writers Guild of America West (WGAW) released a new report detailing how deregulation and the growing dominance of streaming have laid the groundwork for a media landscape where ...

The Board of Directors will consider requests from individuals or companies to be removed from the Strike/Unfair List. In such cases, the Board will examine the facts and circumstances concerning the ...