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California State Senator Lola Smallwood-Cuevas has called on the Writers Guild of America West to reach a deal with its striking staffers, who remain on strike despite the guild's agreement with studios.
SAG-AFTRA has confirmed it will resume negotiations with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) later this month, with talks expected to restart on April 27, following an early agreement with the Writers Guild of America.
The striking staff of the WGA West have been removed from their health insurance plans, more than six weeks into their work stoppage and ongoing dispute with guild leadership. This development follows their recent "strike-ending" proposal.
Writers Guild of America East members at the streaming service CBS News 24/7 are holding a 24-hour walkout on Tuesday after no agreement was reached following the expiration of their contract last week. The walkouts are taking place at the CBS News Broadcast Center in Manhattan and KPIX-TV CBS News Bay Area in San Francisco. […]
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.
On today’s episode of “Daily Variety” podcast, Variety’s Gene Maddaus offers an update on the contract negotiations between SAG-AFTRA and the major studios and streamers.
Stephen Colbert mocked Paramount for canceling "The Late Show" while receiving the Walter Bernstein Award at the 2026 Writers Guild Awards Sunday night.
The Writers Guild of America (WGA) Awards for 2026 were presented on Sunday, 8.
WGA-Preisträger als Vorboten für die Oscars
Roy Wood Jr. used the words of former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene to inspire the crowd at the 78th annual Writers Guild Awards on Sunday night, much to their surprise.
The members of the Writers Guild of America have voted to approve an agenda for bargaining with the studios, which is set to begin on March 16. With 97.4% voting in favor, the union approved a “pattern of demands” that focuses on health care, compensation, and artificial intelligence, among other issues. The WGA has already […]
Refine Group has completed the acquisition of Andy Okay and simultaneously divested its Browgame business.
The Writers Guild of America West has canceled its annual award show in downtown L.A., as its staff remains on strike. “I am writing to share the news that the 2026 Writers Guild Awards Los Angeles ceremony will be cancelled. An alternative celebration for this year’s Los Angeles-based nominees will be scheduled at a later […]
Ahead of a March 16 start date for negotiations with the major studios, the Writers Guild of America has peeled back the curtain on the state of the union’s health and pension funds.
Management of the Writers Guild of America West met with the staff union on Sunday night as the two sides aimed to resolve the week-old staff strike. But while there has been some movement on some issues, the staff union said that not enough progress has been made. “Management is still not ready to meet […]
WGA-nominated writers David Koepp and Ronald Bronstein are advocating for healthcare to be the top bargaining priority for the Writers Guild of America in upcoming negotiations with Hollywood studios.
The Writers Guild of America East and West revealed the specifics of their new tentative agreement with studios and streamers, emphasizing the health plan and other key issues.
The Writers Guild has reached a provisional four-year agreement with studios, which includes increases in health plan and pension benefits, along with greater protection against AI training using writers' work.
Tensions are starting to boil over between the Writers Guild of America West and its striking staffers, who have been without paychecks for going on six weeks.
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…
SAG-AFTRA is putting a pin in negotiations with the major Hollywood studios, for now.
The Writers Guild of America went on strike three years ago in large part out of fears of writers being replaced by artificial intelligence.
The Writers Guild of America (WGA) Awards announced its winners, including in three film categories, just days before the Academy Awards, sparking discussions about a rare situation regarding Oscar favorites.
The Late Show host also shared a series of jokes he had cut from his show over the years
Refresh for updates… The Writers Guild of America is presenting its 78th annual WGA Awards today in New York, and Deadline is posting the winners live as they are revealed. See the list below.
Two days after the writers unions released their pattern of demands for upcoming negotiations with the major studios, WGA East President Tom Fontana weighed in on the state of things during a brief…
The WGA Awards have become somewhat of a bright spot for film and TV scribes in the last several years amid turbulent moments in Hollywood — one carefree night to celebrate their accomplishments…
Expressing how much he was enjoying being at the SAG-AFTRA ceremony, the 'Studio' star told the union, “You were able to pay your own employees enough to keep the award show from being canceled."
The 78th annual Writers Guild Awards will take place on only one coast this year. The WGA West has canceled its ceremony in Los Angeles on March 8 amid the ongoing staff union strike, Deadline has…
The Writers Guild of America issued its opening salvo the 2026 studio negotiations on Thursday, even as its own staff continues to walk a picket line outside union headquarters.
After hitting the streets earlier this month for a series of walkouts against their employer, unionized staffers at Hearst Magazines have managed to reach a deal with management. The Writers Guild of
Filmmaker James Cameron is receiving a Writers Guild lifetime achievement award, acknowledging his decades of successful screenwriting.
The Writers Guild of America announced details of its new deal with major studios, which includes a record $321 million for the writers' health fund, higher health care premiums, improved residuals, and more meetings regarding AI.
The Writers Guild of America East's union at CBS News 24/7 has reached a tentative three-year contract agreement with the network on Tuesday, following a tense bargaining period that began in February.
The WGA West Staff Union has presented a new, 'strike-ending' contract proposal to executive director Ellen Stutz, taking a different approach after previous attempts to bring WGA West leadership back to the bargaining table were unsuccessful.
Carrying signs with slogans like “WGAMPTP,” members of the Writers Guild Staff Union brought their issues with union management to the doorstep of SAG-AFTRA, where negotiations began.
The Writers Guild of America West has sweetened its offer to the 110-member staff union that has been on strike since mid-February. But with only a couple of days left before the WGA begins its negotiations with the major studios on a new Minimum Basic Agreement, the two sides have still not resolved their differences. […]
Like the DGA, the Writers Guild of America West doesn’t seem inclined to accept longer contract cycles with the major studios any time soon. “I think, in this period of significant change, the notion of talking less or putting more years in between when the companies address changes and the needs of the workers strikes […]
The documentary 2000 Meters to Andriivka by Ukrainian director Mstyslav Chernov has won two prestigious US awards: the Writers Guild of America (WGA) Award for Documentary Screenplay and the American…
Triunfos nos prémios de argumentistas reafirmam os dois filmes como favoritos para os Óscares. Até agora, "Pecadores" tem um recorde de 16 nomeações, tendo "Batalha Atrás de Batalha" recebido 13.
Upon receiving this year’s Walter Bernstein Award from the Writers Guild of America East, outgoing Late Show host Stephen Colbert took the opportunity with his time on stage to champion his staff and…
With negotiations a week away for its new contract with the Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers, the Writers Guild of America has released its pattern of demands.
SAG-AFTRA and the major studios have agreed to continue negotiations on a new contract into next week, a sign that both sides see the value in further discussions.
Seth Rogen is known for a solid awards zinger and tonight was no different. After winning the award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series at SAG-AFTRA’s Actor Awards, Rogen…
It should come as no surprise that the Writers Guild of America is not pleased about the latest development in the Warner Bros. Discovery acquisition saga. After the news broke Thursday that Paramount had outbid Netflix for the legacy studio, the WGA East and West weighed in via a joint statement on Friday, once again […]
The Writers Guild of America West staff has been trained by some of the best when it comes to being bullish in a strike. The union’s management got a reminder of that Tuesday when a swath of WGA capta
Scabby the Rat appeared in an unusual place on Wednesday. With dozens of union staff picketing, the inflatable rodent — a near-universal symbol used by trade unions across the U.S. to call out employers for union-busting practices — was swaying in the wind on the corner of 3rd St. and Fairfax Ave. in L.A., right outside […]