Tentative Agreement Reached

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WGA Statement on Paramount’s Decision to Cancel The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

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Navigating Unemployment

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Pilot Deal Guide & Series Compensation Guide

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Tentative Agreement Reached

Learn about the 2026 Minimum Basic Agreement

Residuals Direct Deposit is now available

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WGA Statement on Paramount’s Decision to Cancel The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Read the Statement

Ask a Screenwriter

Your feature-writing advice line.
Learn more & get connected

Navigating Unemployment

Resources for navigating layoffs & unemployment, from first steps to finding work.
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Pilot Deal Guide & Series Compensation Guide

The latest guides from the Writers’ Deal Hub.
Pilot Deal Guide | Series Compensation Guide

Workplace Safety

Helpline & Resources

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Writers’ Deal Hub

Tools and guides to help you leverage better overscale pay in negotiations with companies.

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WGA Statement on Warner Bros. Discovery Shareholder Vote to Approve Paramount Merger

April 23, 2026

The Writers Guild of America urges antitrust enforcers to intervene and stop further harms to competition in an already consolidated industry. This merger can and must be blocked.

WGAE Continues Nonfiction Television Organizing Momentum with Contract Wins at Lucky 8 and Sharp Entertainment; Worker Summit Follows

April 14, 2026

NEW YORK, NY (April 14, 2026)—Writers Guild of America East (WGAE) is continuing its organizing momentum in the nonfiction television industry with two new contract ratifications. Members at Lucky 8 unanimously ratified their first collective bargaining agreement with management, while members at Sharp Entertainment ratified their third ...

WGA East Members at CBS News 24/7 Ratify Third Union Contract

April 14, 2026

NEW YORK, NY (April 14, 2026) – Writers Guild of America East (WGAE) members at CBS News 24/7 and CBS News/Paramount management reached a deal on their third three-year collective bargaining agreement. The contract was unanimously ratified by the 60-member bargaining unit. The contract establishes critical protections against ...

SciAm Union (Writers Guild of America East)

Scientific American Unionizes with WGA East, Demands Voluntary Recognition

April 13, 2026

NEW YORK (April 13, 2026) – The reporters, editors, producers, and other professionals involved in producing a successful print and digital product at Scientific American unionized with the Writers Guild of America East (WGAE) for the purpose of collective bargaining. Scientific American’s approximately 40-member bargaining unit has ...