Press Room
2024
August 23
JOINT STATEMENT: Hollywood Unions, Guilds Stand With Teamster Casting Ahead of Negotiations With the AMPTP
AFM, DGA, IATSE, IBEW, LiUNA!, OPCMIA Local 755, SAG-AFTRA, UA, WGAE, and WGAW issued the following joint statement of solidarity with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters as they head into negotiations with the AMPTP on behalf of over 700 Los Angeles and New York Casting Directors, Associate Casting Directors and Casting Assistants.
August 07
JOINT STATEMENT: Hollywood Unions, Guilds Stand With Animation Ahead of The Animation Guild’s Negotiations with Studios
AFM, DGA. IATSE, IBEW, IBT, LiUNA!, SAG-AFTRA, OPCMIA, UA, WGAE, WGAW issued the following joint statement of solidarity with The Animation Guild ahead of the start of their Master Collective Bargaining Agreement negotiations with the AMPTP.
August 01
Writers Guild of America West PAC Endorses Kamala Harris for President
Following a vote of its Political Action Committee the WGAW endorses Vice President Kamala Harris for president in the 2024 election.
July 30
AFM, DGA, IATSE, Teamsters & the Hollywood Basic Crafts, WGAE, and WGAW Issue Joint Statement of Solidarity with the SAG-AFTRA Video Game Strike
Today, AFM, DGA, IATSE, IBEW, IBT, LiUNA!, OPCMIA, UA, WGAE, and WGAW issued the following joint statement of solidarity with striking members of SAG-AFTRA who work on video games.
July 23
Writers Guild of America West Announces Final Candidates for 2024 Board of Directors Election
Writers Guild of America West has announced the final list of candidates for the 2024 WGAW Board of Directors election.
July 22
Hollywood Labor Stands with Teamsters and Hollywood Basic Crafts and Calls on AMPTP to Bargain in Good Faith
The Guilds and Unions of Hollywood call on the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) to respect their workforce and make meaningful moves at the negotiating table with the Teamsters and Hollywood Basic Crafts.
July 18
Congratulations to IATSE Members On Ratifying a New Contract
Writers Guild of America West (WGAW) and Writers Guild of America East (WGAE) issued the following statement.
June 28
Congratulations to IATSE on Reaching Tentative Agreements with the Studios
Writers Guild of America West (WGAW) and Writers Guild of America East (WGAE) issued the following statement.
June 21
Writers Guild of America West Announces Candidates for 2024 Board of Directors Election
Writers Guild of America West’s Nominating Committee has announced the initial list of candidates for the 2024 WGAW Board of Directors election.
May 13
2025 Writers Guild Awards Date Announced
The 2025 Writers Guild Awards will be held on Saturday, February 15, 2025.