The WGA strike has impacted a major concert event of the summer. As an act of solidarity with striking WGA writers, Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dre and the team at Death Row Records announced the concert’s rescheduling during a Friday afternoon picket at Paramount Studios. Snoop made the announcement on his Instagram: REELated: “Sometimes people are … Continue reading “Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg cancel 30th-anniversary concert for WGA”
As Apple introduces its new Vision Pro at the World Developers Conference, attendees will be met with picketing writers. The Writers Guild of America has notified its members of a strategy to picket outside of Apple’s headquarters in Cupertino, CA as well as Apple stores around the country. Other protests will take place in … Continue reading “WGA targets Apple for today’s strike”
Unions and Guilds assemble! As the Directors Guild of America’s negotiations with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) enter their final scheduled week, the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE), the Teamsters, Hollywood Basic Crafts, (Teamsters Local 399, IBEW Local 40, LiUNA! Local 724, OPCMIA Local 755 and UA Local 78), … Continue reading “WGA, SAG-AFTRA, IATSE, Teamsters stand behind DGA”
The Writers Guild of America (WGA) has now been on strike for two weeks citing that the Alliance of Movie and Television Producers (AMPTP), “refuses to negotiate a fair deal to address the existential crisis writers are facing.” Amid the mass of striking writers outside of multiple studios on the west coast and offices and … Continue reading “Support and momentum grow for WGA Strike”
“It was a reality check of, like, oh my God, this is fifty times worse than 2007,” Writers Guild of America West Board of Directors member Deric A. Hughes told me over the phone this week about the moment he realized how serious the threat of artificial intelligence (AI) was to our union. “Because it could destroy … Continue reading “Why AI is the most important issue in WGA Strike”
If you’re a writer (guild or non-guild) you may want to reconsider if you’ve been thinking about crossing the picket lines in Los Angeles, New York, Chicago and Atlanta. The Writers Guild of America has created a forum on its Strike Hub site where members can report those violating the rules of its work stoppage. … Continue reading “WGA forms strike hub to report “scabs””
Two of Televsion’s most popular series, Stranger Things and Abbott Elementary, halted production due to the labor dispute between the Writers Guild of America West and East and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP). Stranger Things’ creators, The Duffer Brothers, paused production on the highly anticipated fifth and final season in solidarity … Continue reading “Day 6: WGA strike halts production on Stranger Things, Abbott Elementary”
Tuesday morning members of The Writers Guild West (WGA) and East (WGA East) put down their pencils, closed their laptops, picked up picket signs and in enthusiastic solidarity, picketed in front of members of the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers which includes Apple, Amazon, Disney, Netflix, Paramount, Sony and Warner Bros. The walkouts … Continue reading “Day 3: The impact of the WGA strike on advertisers”
Tuesday morning members of The Writers Guild West (WGA) and East (WGA East) put down their pencils, closed their laptops, picked up picket signs and in enthusiastic solidarity, picketed in front of members of the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers which includes Apple, Amazon, Disney, Netflix, Paramount, Sony and Warner Bros. The walkouts … Continue reading “Signs of a WGA picket line”
Monday, the entertainment world shook. The epicenter was in Burbank, Hollywood and New York where hundreds of Writers Guild of America members put down their pencils, closed their laptops, picked up picket signs and surrounded Disney Studios, Netflix, Warner Bros. Studios, Universal Studios, Amazon and more. In New York, so many furious writers turned out … Continue reading “Day 3: WGA holds massive rallies in LA and NY”
Let me just begin by stating the obvious – advertising is an at-will industry. Agencies can hire you for any reason based on any random set of criteria; likewise, they can fire you for any reason at any time. Hire at will, fire at will. They can also pay you whatever they want at will. … Continue reading “Advertising creatives should care about the WGA strike”
It’s official. The Writers Guild of America has called for a work stoppage for the first time since 2007. Talks broke down between the WGA East, WGA West and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers late Monday night at 8 PM. Last month, Guild members voted 98% in favor of going on strike … Continue reading “What series and films are affected by the WGA strike?”
If members of the Writers Guild East and West decide to strike when the contract with AMPTP expires on May 1, it’s expected that other guilds, including SAG-AFTRA, IATSE and the Directors Guild of America (DGA) will honor the walk-out. Last week, the DGA issued a warning to members to honor their agreement. In other words in the event of a WGA strike, members … Continue reading “DGA issues statement of support for WGA”
With the film and TV industry on the precipice of a labor strike from the WGA, the first since 2007, the Board of Directors of Writers Guild of America, West, Inc. and the Council of the Writers Guild of America, East (WGA) have adopted strike rules that will go into effect if and when the … Continue reading “WGA sets 2023 strike rules”
If members of the Writers Guild East and West decide to strike when the contract with AMPTP expires on May 1, they will do so with the support of SAG-AFTRA. The National Board today voted unanimously to pass the following resolution in support of WGA negotiations with the AMPTP: “WHEREAS, history shows that fairness and equity to the workers … Continue reading “SAG-AFTRA issues statement supporting WGA”
If members of the Writers Guild East and West decide to strike when the contract with AMPTP expires on May 1, it’s expected that other guilds, including SAG-AFTRA, IATSE and the Directors Guild of America (DGA) will honor the walk-out. Now, comes word that the DGA has instructed members to cross the potential picket lines. … Continue reading “DGA urges members to cross potential WGA picket lines”
The results of the WGA East and WGA West strike authorization votes are in and guild members have almost unanimously voted in favor of allowing its leaders to order a strike if a tentative agreement on a new MBA is not reached by the May 1 deadline. “Our membership has spoken,” the WGA Negotiating Committee … Continue reading “WGA overwhelmingly approves strike authorization”
As the Writers Guild East and West near the end of its strike authorization vote, the AMPTP, Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, predict member support will be “inevitable.” “A strike authorization vote has always been part of the WGA’s plan, announced before the parties even exchanged proposals. Its inevitable ratification should come as no … Continue reading “Producers say WGA will ratify strike authorization”
It could be 2007 all over again. The Writers Guild East and West (WGA) announced that its members will take part in a strike authorization vote between April 11 and April 17. The WGA is pushing for an increase in pay and residuals. So far, officials with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers … Continue reading “WGA East and West authorize strike vote”
The Writers Guild of America West (WGAW) and Writers Guild of America, East (WGAE) announced the winners of the 2023 WGA Awards for outstanding achievement in writing for film, television, new media, news, radio/audio, and promotional categories during concurrent ceremonies. Severance, Everything Everywhere All at Once and Women Talking took home top prizes at Hollywood’s final major … Continue reading “Everything, Women Talking, Severance win at WGA Awards”
