Topic - Writers Guild Of America

The Writers Guild of America is a generic term referring to the joint efforts of two different US labor unions: * The Writers Guild of America, East (WGAE), representing TV and film writers East of the Mississippi.* The Writers Guild of America, West (WGAW), representing TV and film writers in Hollywood and southern California.==Strikes==The WGAE and WGAW negotiate contracts in unison and also launch work stoppages simultaneously:* 2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike.** Effect of the 2007–08 Writers Guild of America strike on television, a list of television shows affected by the strike.**Reaction by actors to the 2007-08 Writers Guild of America strike, an article about actors' reactions and actions regarding the strike.* 1988 Writers Guild of America strike* 1985 Writers Guild of America strike* 1981 Writers Guild of America strike* 1960 Writers Guild of America strike - Source: Wikipedia

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Placards are gathered together at the close of a picket by members of The Writers Guild of America outside Walt Disney Studios, Tuesday, May 2, 2023, in Burbank, Calif. Unionized Canadian entertainment writers voted to authorize a strike this week, following in the footsteps of their peers in the U.S. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)

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In a show of solidarity screenwriters join SAG-AFTRA picketers outside the gates of Warner Bros., studios in Burbank, Calif., Tuesday, Sep. 26, 2023. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel)

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Meredith Stiehm, president of the Writers Guild of America West, pickets outside Paramount Pictures studio, Monday, May 8, 2023, in Los Angeles. Negotiations between striking screenwriters and Hollywood studios are set to resume Wednesday, the latest attempt to bring an end to pickets that have brought film and television productions to a halt. The two sides have been divided on issues of pay, the size of writing staffs on shows and the use of artificial intelligence in how scripts are created. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)

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This mage released by ABC shows host Tyra Banks during last season's finale of &quot;Dancing with the Stars.&quot; The competition series, which debuted on the broadcast network in 2005, will be on Disney+ starting this fall in the U.S. and Canada, the company announced Friday. (Eric McCandless/ABC via AP)

ABC’s ‘Dancing With the Stars’ to premiere next week amid strike

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In a photo provided by HBO, Bill Maher speaks during the monologue of HBO's "Real Time with Bill Maher" on Friday, June 23, 2017, in Los Angeles. (Janet Van Ham/HBO via AP) **FILE**

Bill Maher announces ‘Real Time’ to return amid strikes

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WGA member Shelley Meals carries a sign showing Disney CEO Bob Iger as Marie Antoinette while Meals walks on a picket line outside Netflix studios on Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2023, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello) ** FILE **

Hollywood unions to picket Disney after hurricane cancellations

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In this image provided by Jeopardy Productions, Inc., guest host Mayim Bialik appears on the set of "Jeopardy!". (Carol Kaelson/Jeopardy Productions, Inc. via AP, File)

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Actors Amy Aquino, left, and Michael Kajganich, right, join writer Steve Skrovan in a Writers Guild rally outside Warner Bros. Studios, Monday, May 22, 2023, in Burbank, Calif. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

Hollywood actors union votes to authorize strike, as writers strike continues

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Rivers Cuomo, left, of the band Weezer joins hands with Writers Guild of America West President Meredith Stiehm as they perform an impromptu concert for striking writers at a rally in front of Paramount Pictures studio, Wednesday, May 17, 2023, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

Labor leaders sign joint pledge of solidarity with directors’ union

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Actors and comedians Fred Armisen, left, Tina Fey, center, and latenight talk show host Seth Meyers, right, join striking members of the Writers Guild of America on the picket line during a rally outside Silvercup Studios, Tuesday, May 9, 2023, in New York. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

Peabody Awards ceremony canceled amid writers strike

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FILE - Writers Guild of America (WGA) writers and others strike against the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) in a rally at Fox Plaza in Los Angeles' Century City district on Nov. 9, 2007. Television and movie writers on Monday, May 1, 2023, declared that they will launch an industrywide strike for the first time since 2007, as Hollywood girded for a shutdown in a dispute over fair pay in the streaming era. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon, File)

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In this Nov. 9, 2007, file photo, Writers Guild of America (WGA) writers and others strike against the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) in a rally at Fox Plaza in Los Angeles' Century City district. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon, File) ** FILE **

WGA leaders back new contract, which goes to a vote of membership

By Ken Shepherd - The Washington Times