Labor & Unions
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WGA East Exec Director Lowell Peterson Steps Down After Writers Strike Ends
Contract enforcement head Geoff Betts will serve in interim role after Peterson exits on Nov. 15
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DGA Extends Free Healthcare Coverage for Strike-Affected Members Through March
The plan to help out-of-work directors was originally set to expire Dec. 31
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Some WGA Members Who Picketed Can’t Vote on Deal Due to Guild Earnings Requirement
Writers have expressed frustration over the limits on who in the union can participate
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Adam Conover Remembers When WGA Negotiations Kicked Into Gear: ‘F–king Finally, They Get It’
The “Adam Ruins Everything” writer and negotiating committee member tells TheWrap he “never had any doubt we were going to do it”
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WGA Says Writers Can Return to Work, Approves New Labor Contract for Release
Guild members will be able to vote on the contract from Oct. 2-9
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Academy Museum Union Ratifies First Labor Contract
A $20/hour minimum wage, parental and medical leave benefits are among the gains earned by the union
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WGA Members Stage ‘Dancing With the Stars’ Picket as They Await News on Deal
Dozens of guild members held a weekend picket line at Television City
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WGA and Studio Talks to Continue on Saturday
Negotiations between the Writers Guild and AMPTP will resume after the Yom Kippur holiday
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Writers Have ‘Tempered’ Hopes With Studios Back at the Bargaining Table: ‘We’re Not Going to Take a Bad Deal’ (Video)
“There’s one group that can end this, it’s the AMPTP,” writer Alfredo Septien (“Stargirl”) tells TheWrap
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Meredith Stiehm Easily Reelected as WGA West President
The “Cold Case” creator is elected to another two-year term as the writers’ strike nears 150 days
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WGA Showrunners Meeting Canceled After Restart of Negotiations Set With Studios
Dan Fogelman, Sam Esmail and Kenya Barris were among the pending participants in the now-scuttled informational meeting with guild leadership
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WGA Confirms Constructive Talks With Individual Studios, Says AMPTP Stands in Way of a Deal
Writers Guild encourages companies who want a fair deal to “take control” or “make a deal separately”
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Hollywood Unions Push for Unemployment Insurance for Striking Workers: ‘Time for California to Catch Up’
“Every one of us on the picket line has put in the work to earn this benefit,” strike captain Kayla Westergard-Dobson said
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WGA Slams AMPTP After Proposal Released: Studios Met ‘Not to Bargain, but to Jam Us’
“It is their only strategy – to bet that we will turn on each other,” WGA says in memo to members after meeting with studio bosses Tuesday
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Why SAG-AFTRA Thinks Studios Won’t Acquire Interim Agreement Films During the Strike
Indie films approved to shoot during the strike must agree to the streaming revenue sharing terms that studios rejected
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