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:
- 1960 Writers Guild of America strike
- 1981 Writers Guild of America strike
- 1985 Writers Guild of America strike
- 1988 Writers Guild of America strike
- 2007–08 Writers Guild of America strike
- Effect of the 2007–08 Writers Guild of America strike on television, a list of television shows affected by the strike
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