WGA
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WGA Demands Immediate Reinstatement of US Copyright Office Head After Trump’s ‘Unlawful’ Firing
Shira Perlmutter was fired by the Trump administration after releasing a critical AI report, saying the technology was premature for government use
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WGA West Upholds Board Vote by 54% to Remove 2 Members Over Strike Violations
Tim Doyle and Julie Bush, two other writers part of Friday’s member vote, saw charges rescinded for the former and a one-year suspension for the latter
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Entertainment Unions ‘Prepared to Fight Back’ Against Trump-Ordered Elimination of NEA, NEH and CPB
Shutting down these nonprofits “would be a radical action that would harm everyday people,” says the Arts, Entertainment and Media Industries coalition
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WGA Slams Polygon Layoffs, Valnet Acquisition Amid Vox Media Contract Negotiations
“It is hard to fathom management’s commitment to its workers and its readers when this marks the fifth round of layoffs in just the last six months,” a spokesperson for the union says
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WGA Issues ‘Do Not Work’ Order Against Randall Emmett, Martin Scorsese-Produced Film ‘Wall of White’
Emmett is currently on the Writers Guild’s strike/unfair list for failing to pay writers for past projects
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WGA Urges Members to Discipline 4 Writers for 2023 Strike Violations: ‘Did Not Go Pencils-Down’
The guild will vote on the status of Edward John Drake, Roma Roth, Julie Bush and Tim Doyle the first week in May
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TV Writing Jobs Fell 42% in the Year After Hollywood Strikes, WGA Says
The guild blamed the declines on cord-cutting, a pullback in streaming series and studios’ “prolonged unwillingness” to resolve the 2023 strike
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WGA Slams MSNBC Mass Layoffs of Nearly 100 Amid Network Overhaul
“It has never been more crucial to have a fully staffed newsroom to cover a democracy under attack,” the union says
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PS (PopSugar) Recognized as Part of Vox Media Union
The 20-member editorial unit will be part of the union through the Writers Guild of America East
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David Lynch to Posthumously Receive Writers Guild West’s Screenwriting Achievement Award
“Twin Peaks” and “Blue Velvet” actor Kyle MacLachlan will present the honor at the annual WGA Awards on Feb. 15.
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Village Roadshow CEO Steve Mosko Steps Down Following Layoffs, Pay Scandal
The former exec joined the company in 2018
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Vox Media Union Demands Recognition for PS (Pop Sugar)
The company’s WGA members begin negotiations on their third collective bargaining agreement, as Pop Sugar remains the only non-union website in the portfolio
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‘Anora,’ ‘A Real Pain,’ ‘A Complete Unknown,’ ‘Wicked’ Receive Writers Guild Award Nominations
Many of the screenplays contending for Oscar nominations, including “Conclave,” “The Brutalist” and “Emilia Pérez,” were ineligible under WGA rules
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PBS and WGA Writers Reach an Agreement, Averting Strike
Previously, guild members voted to strike if a deal wasn’t reached by Thursday night
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PBS Writers Authorize Strike
Previously, 1,250 members including John Oliver and Seth Meyers called for the network to reach a deal with writers