Writers Guild of America, East

Congratulations to our members on ratifying a first contract with $72,000 minimum starting salary, protections against AI, and more! 👏 Read more details in the thread below & via at the link in our story 🔗

It’s time for to STOP union busting and come prepared to make a fair deal at today’s negotiations. Read more about our member’s fight to keep their Thirteen/WNET Union security via Current at the link in our story 🔗

Congratulations to our members at Civic News Guild (Chalkbeat, Votebeat, and Healthbeat) who unanimously ratified their second union contract! Gains include major improvements in paid sick leave, increases to salary minimums and improvements to short-term disability.

Read more via at the link in our story 🔗

No union busting at ! WGAE members at the NYC public broadcasting channel are fighting for a fair contract while management is doing everything possible to break the union. The full Guild membership stands with the writers at WNET THIRTEEN - we demand management come to the table to bargain in good faith.

WGA East members at are fighting for a fair contract, but management is demanding extreme rollbacks that would decimate the union. Stand with the writers at WNET and tell management it’s a hard NO on unionbusting!

Happy 4th of July! 🇺🇸🎆

Our Civic News Guild members are still fighting for basic protections & benefits ahead of their contract’s expiration THIS Sunday. The following is a statement from the members.

Members currently are faced with a limited PTO policy that doesn’t allot paid sick days. Members deserve sick days, protections from layoffs & fair pay that matches inflation - at minimum. It’s time for Civic News Company management to hold true to their commitment to “advancing equity.” Fair contract now, !

Our WGAE LGBTQ+ Salon members celebrated pride month with some drinks and community!

Interested in meeting like-minded writers in your field? Learn more about the WGAE’s salons and caucuses (caucuses open to non-members) via WGAEast.org 🔗

“Freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed.” – Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. ✊

Happy Father’s Day!

THIS THURSDAY: Join on June 13 at more than 30 airports for a Worldwide Day of Action. Flight attendants have been fighting tirelessly for the strong union contracts they deserve - it’s time for airlines to PAY UP.

Details 🔗 www.APFA.org/WDOA

"It’s going to be a harder fight, but we just have to be tougher than ever before and more aggressive. I am ready for the challenge." - says Teamsters leader Lindsay Dougherty.

Solidarity with our Teamsters kin as they begin negotiations with the AMPTP ✊

“We’re Looking to Be More Aggressive”: Teamsters Leader Lindsay Dougherty Reveals Her Approach to 2024’s Negotiations As targeted contract talks for the Hollywood Basic Crafts begin, the union coalition's leader opens up about top priorities and why she won't be calling a strike authorization vote.

On , we honor and remember those who sacrificed everything while serving our country.

WGAE members are showing their solidarity with for . Hold strong for the contract gains & AI protections you deserve! ✊

WGA members coast to coast are showing their support for ! Solidarity with film/TV crew members, who are currently fighting for what they deserve: fair pay, protections from AI, safe working conditions & more.

IATSE is stepping up its calls for ALL film and tv sisters, brothers, and kin, and the broader labor movement to participate in , and wear union swag each Friday for the remainder of the negotiations to visually showcase our power and unity across the country. ✊

The following is a statement from the WGAE in support of the Department of Labor’s AI Principles. Read the full document via https://www.dol.gov/general/AI-Principles

Happy Mother’s Day! ❤️

Aspiring screenwriters: Applications are OPEN for WGAE’s Support Staff Basic Training, a virtual bootcamp for underrepresented emerging writers looking to break into television at the support-staff level.

Apply no later than this Friday, May 10 via https://wgaea.st/SSTraining

The IL AFL-CIO is teaming up with labor activists across the country to discuss the important of mental health equity. Join them for a Zoom webinar from 4PM-5:15PM on 5/15 to discuss the importance of access to mental health care and resources union members can draw on to sustain the labor movement.

Register here: https://aflcio.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_gJ7kmk3rSwGqtVNXCO-S4w

The WGA supports our union siblings in , who are currently negotiating with the AMPTP on issues like wage increases, pension and health contributions, AI, and more. Show your support by participating in : Wear union swag each Friday for the remainder of the negotiations to visually showcase solidarity. ✊

Happy AAPI Heritage Month! WGAE president Lisa Takeuchi Cullen and DOL Acting Secretary Julie Su are both fierce labor advocates and proud members of the AAPI community. Yesterday, they met to talk about the importance of combating biases at work and in AI.

Happy 💪 “Today we celebrate workers and the meaningful gains you can win through collective action.

I believe that unions are fundamentally about hope, that they are a manifestation of the belief that by joining together with our fellow workers, by combining our strength and our voices as one we can, through perseverance and struggle and resolve, make a tangible impact on our working lives and on our shared world.” - WGAE excecutive director Sam Wheeler

APFA is hosting a Day of Action at PHL International Airport on May 9th from 1pm - 3pm.

Show your support for flight attendants who have been fighting for fair pay from American Airlines since 2019, and deserve a strong union contract NOW!

APFA is hosting a Day of Action at PHL International Airport on May 9th from 1pm - 3pm.

Show your support for flight attendants who have been fighting for fair pay from American Airlines since 2019, and deserve a strong union contract NOW!

Writers Guild of Canada members have authorized a strike with a 96.5% YES vote. They’re still negotiating for fair compensation, minimum staffing, and AI protections. Writers everywhere deserve strong union contracts - solidarity with WGC ✊

Happy passover!

Climate justice is labor justice! Happy 🌎

WGA members at Sesame Workshop have reached a new tentative agreement! The writers won historic jurisdiction and minimum rates for animation and new media programs produced by Sesame, protections against artificial intelligence, paid parental leave benefits, and substantial improvements to new media residuals.

🔗 Read more via wgaeast.org