Writers Guild of America
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The Writers Guild of America are two independent American sister labor unions, each representing writers in film, television, radio, and online media:
A Writers Guild of America strike sign, 2007
The Los Angeles headquarters of the Writers Guild of America West at 3rd & Fairfax.
Picket line formed by writers that are on strike in New York City. Outside on location of the Marvel Studios Disney+ TV show, Daredevil: Born Again (working title Out the Kitchen), 2023.
From November 5, 2007, to February 12, 2008, all 12,000 film and television screenwriters of the American labor unions Writers Guild of America, East, and Writers Guild of America West went on strike.
Writers Guild of America
…Writers Guild of America strike lasted from March 7 to August 7, 1988. Among the disputes were residuals from syndicated reruns of hour-long shows. The 2007–08 Writers Guild of America strike lasted from November 5, 2007, to February 12, 2008. Among the disputes were residuals from content made for new media and programs on DVD. The production…
Striking WGA members at Fox Plaza, Los Angeles, on November 7, 2007
Writer-actor Jeff Garlin of Curb Your Enthusiasm (foreground, right) and others at a WGAW rally outside the Fox Studios in Los Angeles.
WGA West president and Futurama writer Patric Verrone speaks at a strike rally in Los Angeles.
Family Guy and American Dad! creator and actor Seth MacFarlane speaks at a WGAW rally in Los Angeles on November 9, 2007.