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The Writers Guild of America is the joint efforts of two different US labor unions representing TV and film writers:

  • The Writers Guild of America, East (WGAE), headquartered in New York City.
  • The Writers Guild of America, West (WGAW), headquartered in Los Angeles.

Common activities[]

The WGAE and WGAW negotiate contracts in unison as well as launch strike actions simultaneously:

Although each Guild runs independently, they perform some activities in parallel:

  • Writers Guild of America Award, an annual awards show with simultaneous presentations on each coast
  • WGA screenwriting credit system, determines how writers' names are listed during the credits
  • WGA script registration service, online services to prove when scripts were written and by whom
  • International Affiliation of Writers Guilds (IAWG), both Guilds belong to this international labor federation

See also[]

  • National Writers Union
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