Writers Guild of America West
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The Writers Guild of America West is a labor union representing film, television, and new media writers working primarily in Hollywood and the western United States.
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How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Writers Guild of America West Context triple: [Victoria Riskin, memberOf, Writers Guild of America West]
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A.
Directors Guild of America
The Directors Guild of America is a prominent U.S. labor union that represents film and television directors and other directorial team members, negotiating their wages, working conditions, and creative rights.
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B.
Writers Guild of America Award
The Writers Guild of America Award is a prestigious honor presented by the Writers Guild of America to recognize outstanding achievement in writing for film, television, and other media.
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C.
SAG Awards Committee
The SAG Awards Committee is the body within SAG-AFTRA responsible for organizing and overseeing the Screen Actors Guild Awards, including determining rules, categories, and voting procedures.
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D.
Hollywood Foreign Press Association
The Hollywood Foreign Press Association is an organization of international journalists and photographers that is best known for organizing and awarding the annual Golden Globe Awards honoring achievements in film and television.
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E.
Actors' Equity Association
Actors' Equity Association is the American labor union representing professional stage actors and stage managers in live theatre.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Writers Guild of America West Target entity description: The Writers Guild of America West is a labor union representing film, television, and new media writers working primarily in Hollywood and the western United States.
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A.
Directors Guild of America
The Directors Guild of America is a prominent U.S. labor union that represents film and television directors and other directorial team members, negotiating their wages, working conditions, and creative rights.
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B.
Writers Guild of America Award
The Writers Guild of America Award is a prestigious honor presented by the Writers Guild of America to recognize outstanding achievement in writing for film, television, and other media.
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C.
SAG Awards Committee
The SAG Awards Committee is the body within SAG-AFTRA responsible for organizing and overseeing the Screen Actors Guild Awards, including determining rules, categories, and voting procedures.
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D.
Hollywood Foreign Press Association
The Hollywood Foreign Press Association is an organization of international journalists and photographers that is best known for organizing and awarding the annual Golden Globe Awards honoring achievements in film and television.
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E.
Actors' Equity Association
Actors' Equity Association is the American labor union representing professional stage actors and stage managers in live theatre.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
labor union
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professional association ⓘ trade union ⓘ |
| affiliation |
International Affiliation of Writers Guilds
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Writers Guild of America ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| fieldOfWork |
new media writing
ⓘ
screenwriting ⓘ television writing ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
credit arbitration for writers
ⓘ
health benefits for writers ⓘ intellectual property rights ⓘ minimum compensation for writers ⓘ pension benefits for writers ⓘ residuals for reuse of works ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Writers Guild of America West
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Writers Guild of America West Board of Directors
Writers Guild of America West self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Writers Guild of America West Council
|
| hasWebsite | https://www.wga.org/ ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
California, United States
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surface form:
California
Los Angeles ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| industry |
entertainment industry
ⓘ
film industry ⓘ television industry ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalForm | labor organization ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Pacific Time Zone ⓘ |
| negotiatesWith | Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers ⓘ |
| operatesIn |
Hollywood
ⓘ
western United States ⓘ |
| purpose |
advocacy for writers
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collective bargaining ⓘ credit determination ⓘ enforcement of contracts ⓘ negotiation of minimum basic agreements ⓘ protection of writers' rights ⓘ residuals collection ⓘ |
| represents |
film writers
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freelance writers ⓘ new media writers ⓘ screenwriters ⓘ staff writers ⓘ television writers ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike
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2023 Writers Guild of America strike ⓘ |
| unionRepresents |
writers employed by film studios
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writers employed by streaming platforms ⓘ writers employed by television networks ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Writers Guild of America West Description of subject: The Writers Guild of America West is a labor union representing film, television, and new media writers working primarily in Hollywood and the western United States.
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Writers Guild of America
this entity surface form:
Writers Guild of America, West
this entity surface form:
Writers Guild of America West Board of Directors
this entity surface form:
Writers Guild of America West Council
this entity surface form:
Writers Guild of America, West
this entity surface form:
Writers Guild of America, West
this entity surface form:
Screen Writers Guild (as screenwriter in Hollywood)