Writers Guild of America

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labor union trade union

The Writers Guild of America is a labor union representing film, television, radio, and new media writers in the United States, known for negotiating industry-wide contracts and advocating for writers’ rights.

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All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Writers Guild of America canonical 14
Screen Writers Guild 3
WGA 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf labor union ⓘ
trade union ⓘ
advocatesFor credit protection for writers ⓘ
diversity and inclusion in writers’ rooms ⓘ
health benefits for writers ⓘ
pension benefits for writers ⓘ
regulation of artificial intelligence in writing ⓘ
residuals for writers ⓘ
affiliatedWith International Affiliation of Writers Guilds ⓘ
basedIn Los Angeles ⓘ
New York City ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
field digital media writing ⓘ
radio writing ⓘ
screenwriting ⓘ
television writing ⓘ
hasAbbreviation Writers Guild of America self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: WGA
hasPart Writers Guild of America, East ⓘ
surface form: Writers Guild of America East

Writers Guild of America West ⓘ
hasWebsite https://www.wga.org/ ⓘ
industry entertainment industry ⓘ
language English ⓘ
negotiatesWith Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers ⓘ
major Hollywood studios ⓘ
streaming platforms ⓘ
notableFor Writers Guild of America strike of 1988 ⓘ
2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike ⓘ
surface form: Writers Guild of America strike of 2007–2008

2023 Writers Guild of America strike ⓘ
surface form: Writers Guild of America strike of 2023
purpose administering minimum basic agreements ⓘ
collective bargaining ⓘ
enforcing contract provisions ⓘ
improving working conditions for writers ⓘ
negotiating industry-wide contracts ⓘ
protecting writers’ rights ⓘ
securing fair compensation for writers ⓘ
represents animation writers ⓘ
comedy-variety writers ⓘ
film writers ⓘ
new media writers ⓘ
radio writers ⓘ
screenwriters ⓘ
showrunners ⓘ
staff writers ⓘ
television writers ⓘ
representsWorkersIn United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
scope national ⓘ
sector private sector ⓘ
signs Minimum Basic Agreement ⓘ

Referenced by (19)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Writers Guild of America Award → organizer → Writers Guild of America ⓘ
Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers → negotiatesWith → Writers Guild of America ⓘ
United States daytime television industry → laborRepresentation → Writers Guild of America ⓘ
John Lee Mahin → memberOf → Writers Guild of America ⓘ
Writers Guild of America Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for A Beautiful Mind → presentedBy → Writers Guild of America ⓘ
Writers Guild of America Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for A Beautiful Mind → selectionBy → Writers Guild of America ⓘ
this entity surface form: Writers Guild of America members
Agnes Nixon → memberOf → Writers Guild of America ⓘ
Melissa Rosenberg → memberOf → Writers Guild of America ⓘ
Writers Guild of America West → affiliation → Writers Guild of America ⓘ
Mary C. McCall Jr. → memberOf → Writers Guild of America ⓘ
this entity surface form: Screen Writers Guild
Waldo Salt → memberOf → Writers Guild of America ⓘ
Donald Glover → memberOf → Writers Guild of America ⓘ
Writers Guild of America, East → partOf → Writers Guild of America ⓘ
Writers Guild of America → hasAbbreviation → Writers Guild of America self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: WGA
Philip Dunne → memberOf → Writers Guild of America ⓘ
this entity surface form: Screen Writers Guild
Philip Dunne → coFounderOf → Writers Guild of America ⓘ
this entity surface form: Screen Writers Guild
Writers Guild of America Award for Best Original Screenplay for Bull Durham → presentedBy → Writers Guild of America ⓘ
United States television industry → laborUnion → Writers Guild of America ⓘ
AMPTP → negotiatesWith → Writers Guild of America ⓘ