2026 MBA Ratified

The WGA membership has ratified the 2026 MBA, with 90.38% (4,282) voting in favor and 9.62% (456) voting no. See the summary of the 2026 MBA and Contract Changes FAQ for more information on what we gained.

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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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2026 MBA Ratified

Learn about the 2026 Minimum Basic Agreement

Residuals Direct Deposit is now available

Learn More & Enroll

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.
Learn More

Pilot Deal Guide & Series Compensation Guide

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

Workplace Safety

Helpline & Resources

Learn More

Writers’ Deal Hub

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

Visit the Hub

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WGAE Statement on CBS News Radio

May 22, 2026

After 99 years of broadcasting, CBS News Radio will be shut down this evening following the 11:31pm newscast. For nearly a century, listeners at home or on their daily commutes tuned in to radio stations across the country to hear daily news reports and coverage of ...

WGA East Announces Graduates of 2026 Staff Writer Bootcamp

May 15, 2026

The Writers Guild of America East (WGAE) is pleased to announce the graduates of the 2026 Staff Writer Bootcamp, a six-week program for WGAE members who are either looking to staff an episodic writers’ room for the first time, or are early-career television writers looking to ...

WGAE, SAG-AFTRA, DGA & NewsGuild Rally Albany to Pass the NY FAIR News Act

May 6, 2026

Journalists and leadership from the WGA East, SAG-AFTRA, DGA and the NewsGuild of New York joined Senator Patricia Fahy (D—Albany) and Assemblymember Nily Rozic (D—NYC) today for a press conference to urge the State Legislature to pass the NY FAIR News Act, bipartisan ...

Futuro Media Unionizes with WGA East; Demands Voluntary Recognition and First Contract

April 28, 2026

NEW YORK (April 28, 2026) – The staff behind the Pulitzer Prize- and Peabody Award-winning podcast, radio, video, and digital media coverage at Futuro Media have unionized with the Writers Guild of America East (WGAE) for the purpose of collective bargaining. Futuro Media’s approximately 15-member bargaining unit ...

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The Fundamentals of Screenwriting: June 2026

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Intro to Freedom of Information – Accessing Public Records with The Friendly State News

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The Fundamentals of Screenwriting: July 2026

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2026 MBA Ratified

Residuals Direct Deposit is now available

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

Ask a Screenwriter

Navigating Unemployment

Pilot Deal Guide & Series Compensation Guide

Workplace Safety

Writers’ Deal Hub

2026 MBA Ratified

Residuals Direct Deposit is now available

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

Ask a Screenwriter

Navigating Unemployment

Pilot Deal Guide & Series Compensation Guide

Workplace Safety

Writers’ Deal Hub

Dues

Residuals

Writers Guild Awards

Research Guide

Script Registration

WGAE Statement on CBS News Radio

WGA East Announces Graduates of 2026 Staff Writer Bootcamp

WGAE, SAG-AFTRA, DGA & NewsGuild Rally Albany to Pass the NY FAIR News Act

Futuro Media Unionizes with WGA East; Demands Voluntary Recognition and First Contract

Episode 135: Protecting Free Speech in Journalism with Susan Rinkunas, Sammie Smylie, Nitish Pahwa and Matt Shuham

Episode 134: Screenwriter Roundtable with Craig Brewer, David Koepp and Kirt Gunn

Episode 133: Protecting Free Speech in Late Night with Josh Gondelman, Liz Hynes, Greg Iwinski and Sasha Stewart

Episode 132: Protecting Free Speech in Public Broadcasting with June Thiele, Peter Miller, Jill Cozza-Turner, and Rupeshi Shah Bhat

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