The Writers Guild of America East announced the results Thursday of its first council election since members approved a leadership restructuring that would keep thousands of online news media writers under the union’s umbrella.
The online media sector elected Sara David as its vice president, while Kathy McGee will serve as vice president for the broadcast news sector.
As part of its restructuring, the WGA East Council now consists of 20 members: 12 writers who work in film, television and streaming; five writers from online media, and three from broadcast and cable news media. In addition, each of these three sectors will have a vice president representing them in leadership.