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The WGA script registration service is a service run by both the Writers Guild of America, East (WGAE) and the Writers Guild of America West (WGAW) to establish the date of creation of literary property, typically a motion picture screenplay, useful in the often-contentious US entertainment field.
The Writers Guild of America ordered members on Wednesday not to work for Millennium Films, the producer of action fare including the “The Hitman’s Bodyguard” and the “Expendables ...
The 1981 Writers Guild of America strike lasted for 13 weeks. The negotiated contract included establishing payment terms for "pay TV" cable programs. [9] The 1985 Writers Guild of America strike lasted two weeks. At dispute was the formula for paying home video residuals. [9] The 1988 Writers Guild of America strike lasted from March 7 to ...
Writing credits affect the career of writers, as well as their reputation and union membership. [1]Writers trade on the reputation of their name; John Howard Lawson, the first president of the Screen Writers Guild (SWG; now the Writers Guild of America, WGA), said that "a writer's name is his most cherished possession.
Buried among the deal points in the Writers Guild of America’s new MBA (Minimum Basic Agreement), 148 hard-fought-for days in the making, might be the closest will will ever get to an official ...
The Writers Guild of America responded Tuesday to the latest proposal from the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, but any hopes for an easy resolution of the 106-day strike were ...
The Writers Guild of America West (WGAW) is a labor union representing film, television, radio, and new media writers. It was formed in 1954 from five organizations representing writers, including the Screen Writers Guild . [ 2 ]
The Writers Guild of America has voted overwhelmingly to ratify its new contract, formally ending one of the longest labor disputes in Hollywood history. The membership voted 99% in favor of ...