Writers Guild of America

It only took nearly 60 years, but the Writers Guild of America finally found the guts to stand up to the Communist witch hunt of the 1950s.

On the WGA strike in 2007-2008 and how it affected the awards shows, entertainment industry, and Hollywood in general.

Just how much privacy should an entertainer be able to retain? Is there a potential for wide spread age discrimination brewing due to the information available in the IMDb database?

Thw Writers Guild of America, locked in bitter contract negotiations

On November 5th the Writers Guild of America (WGA) went on strike. The strike was due to an inability for industry heads to agree to the demands the WGA had pertaining to residual payments for digital media. What does a strike mean for the everyday television viewer?

Let's get down to the nitty gritty of why the W.G.A. is on strike, and discuss what it could mean for the future of your favorite shows and movie studios.

News of a writer's strike is beginning to surface. What will we do when the writer's of our favorite shows simply walk away?

Here are the WGA nominees for 2012 in Best Original Screenplay, Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Documentary Screenplay. Winners will be announced during the ceremony on Sunday, February 19.

More than 90 percent of the faculty members who voted Wednesday favored an authorization to strike. Civil service employees voted Tuesday to strike as well.

So, keeping in mind that we are only human, the best we can actually hope for is to make the "right-adjustments at the right-time" in order to maintain that string of strikes for as long as we can.

This is a short poem about working day by day. Work earnestly, but not to the point were life has been wasted.

A poem about love.

Every SEPTA rider in Philadelphia, and countless sports fans, are on edge in hoping that there won't be a SEPTA strike - especially on this gigantic sports weekend in Philly. The deadline was extended to 6 p.m. today, but that's still cutting it close.

A strike is called when all the pins are knocked down at the start (i.e. on the very first ball of the frame). We'll be discussing different ways to bowl a strike.

If you are willing to start your career as a television writer there is numerous options for you as various TV channels run end number of shows.

I am the spouse of an employee who just recently went on strike with his union. This guide will show you some of the things that you can do to keep you sanity and bills paid until the union strike is over.

BVG strike has leaves many with no transportation to work, school, or to loved ones....

What is the point in striking when it includes everyones pay?

The WGA has reached an agreement with the major studios and industry heads to end the strike. Workers may be back at work by Monday, February 11.

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This is an analysis of the ongoing strike of the writers in the US for TV shows and movies. The strike has revived the question of ownership of power in the production of shows and movies.

The WGA, who has been on strike for over two months has a petition circulating. If interested, please sign.

While Leno and company will return to the airwaves sans jokes, David Letterman has struck a deal that will put his writers back to work and guarantee laughs at his own networks expense.

While the 2007 Writer's strike makes headlines, there are many more notable strikes in American labor history.

Firedoglake has setup a site where fans can go to speak up for striking writers and let executives know exactly what they think!

A look at the strike that's wreaking havoc in Hollywood

When we writers dream, we dream of fame, of living off of our writing, but when we get there, do we settle for a less than fair share of the sales created?

Those who enjoy sitting down to watch their favorite shows, or anticipate seeing long-awaited films in theaters, had better think about taking up a new hobby for a while, as the possibility of an industry-wide strike in 2008 becomes a reality.

A strike can sometimes be effective to draw attention to safety concerns, that are being ignored.

Have you ever wondered why the cost of living is going up?