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Writers Guild of America

  • Wednesday, 8 November, 2023
    Behind the Money podcast20 min listen
    Will the union ‘renaissance’ last?

    Looking at the strategies of three major labour movements and whether their efforts could signal a new era of power for unions in America

  • Monday, 25 September, 2023
    Hollywood writers reach tentative deal with studios to end strike

    Breakthrough could pave way for agreement with striking actors’ union

    Placards by members of the Writers Guild of America outside Walt Disney Studios in May
  • Thursday, 17 August, 2023
    FT Magazine
    An afternoon on the Hollywood picket line

    ‘Millionaires on strike’ is how some describe the standstill that has gripped Los Angeles. But the calls for action aren’t for the stars, they’re for jobbing writers and actors struggling to stay afloat

    Members of the Writers Guild of America carry picket signs at one of the gates to Universal Studios in Los Angeles, California
  • Sunday, 16 July, 2023
    News in-depthHollywood
    Lights, camera, industrial action: Hollywood’s biggest strike in 60 years

    Writers and actors join picket line to protest against reduced pay in streaming era and AI threat

    Members of SAG-AFTRA hold up signs during a strike at The Walt Disney Co. studios
  • Sunday, 4 June, 2023
    Media
    Hollywood directors avert strike after reaching contract deal with studios

    Agreement on AI and streaming royalties comes as industrial action by writers stretches into its second month

  • Friday, 5 May, 2023
    News in-depth
    ‘It’s highly exploitative’: Hollywood strike pits screenwriters against studios

    First industrial action in 15 years after talks between writers guild and studios and streamers collapse

    Writers Guild of America members and supporters on a picket line outside Paramount Studios
  • Friday, 5 May, 2023
    John Gapper
    Writers vs AI bots is more than a Hollywood drama

    Screenwriters’ strike reflects wider job insecurity and fear of being usurped by technology

    Members of the Writers Guild of America picket outside Paramount Pictures in Los Angeles
  • Tuesday, 2 May, 2023
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    UK-listed Videndum issues profit warning as US screenwriters strike

    Shares in FTSE 250 company fall 10% on Tuesday after pause in production of popular shows hits equipment supplier

    The Hollywood sign in Los Angeles
  • Tuesday, 2 May, 2023
    Hollywood faces writers’ strike after talks with studios collapse

    Union says offer is ‘wholly insufficient’ and complains of gig economy conditions

    The Hollywood sign is shown on a hillside above a neighbourhood in Los Angeles California
  • Monday, 20 March, 2023
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    Strike fears hit Hollywood as writers start pay talks with studios

    Screenwriters are seeking to address how royalties are paid in the streaming era

    A scene from ‘Mank’, about ‘Citizen Kane’ writer Herman Mankiewicz
  • Sunday, 30 April, 2017
    US & Canadian companies
    Hollywood studios braced for writers’ strike

    Dispute comes ahead of advertising talks for autumn TV shows

    *** FILE *** The HOLLYWOOD sign on the hillside overlooking Hollywood, Ca., is shown in this 1981 file photo. The Screen Actors Guild board of directors on Saturday Feb. 21, 2009 rejected the "last, best and final offer" by Hollywood producers for a new contract. (AP Photo, FILE)
  • Friday, 15 February, 2008
    Christopher CaldwellMedia
    A-listers at the barricades
  • Wednesday, 13 February, 2008
    Media
    Race to air as Hollywood strike ends
  • Sunday, 10 February, 2008
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    US studios close deal with writers
  • Sunday, 3 February, 2008
    Media
    Studios in push to end writers’ strike
  • Friday, 25 January, 2008
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    Screenwriters sign two interim deals
  • Sunday, 13 January, 2008
    World
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  • Friday, 11 January, 2008
    Vanessa FriedmanLife & Arts
    Forget the writers, fashion is the victim
  • Monday, 17 December, 2007
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    US late-night TV to return without writers
  • Thursday, 13 December, 2007
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    Workers of the New World unite!
  • Tuesday, 11 December, 2007
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  • Monday, 12 November, 2007
    Work & Careers
    Creative answer for Hollywood
  • Sunday, 11 November, 2007
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  • Wednesday, 7 November, 2007
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    TV writers down pens for cut of internet cash
  • Saturday, 3 November, 2007
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    Hollywood writers set time for walk-out
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