Writers Guild West Staff Strike Officially Over: Union Ratifies First Contract Agreement

WGA West Staff Union Strike Ends As Members Ratify First Collective Bargaining Agreement

The WGA West Staff Union has officially ratified its first collective bargaining agreement with the guild, ending an 82-day work stoppage. The inaugural contract was ratified by 89% of its members, and according to the organization’s announcement, codifies “many fundamental hallmarks of a unionized workplace,” including just cause protections with a progressive discipline process, seniority […]

Writers Guild West Staff Strike Officially Over: Union Ratifies First Contract Agreement

Eighty-nine percent of the union voted to greenlight the deal, which offers minimum rate increases, seniority protections and the creation of a labor-management committee.

Writers Guild staff union reaches deal, ending strike after nearly 3 months

The union representing workers employed by the Writers Guild of America has reached an agreement on its first contract, ending a strike that lasted nearly three months.