The staff of the Writers Guild of America West went on strike on Tuesday, accusing leadership of the union of breaking labor laws. The strike will affect about 100 of the 150 staffers at the union. The workers, represented by the Pacific Northwest Staff Union, voted to authorize a strike last month after talks broke […]
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The staff of the Writers Guild of America West went on strike on Tuesday, accusing leadership of the union of breaking labor laws. The strike will affect about 100 of the 150 staffers at the union. The workers, represented by the Pacific Northwest Staff Union, voted to authorize a strike last month after talks broke […] This article provides comprehensive coverage and analysis of current events.
The staff of the Writers Guild of America West went on strike on Tuesday, accusing leadership of the union of breaking labor laws. The strike will affect about 100 of the 150 staffers at the union. The workers, represented by the Pacific Northwest Staff Union, voted to authorize a strike last month after talks broke […]
Home Film News Feb 17, 2026 12:11pm PT WGA Staff Go on Strike Weeks Ahead of AMPTP Negotiations By Gene Maddaus Plus Icon Gene Maddaus Senior Media Writer @GeneMaddaus Latest SAG-AFTRA Slams ‘Blatant Infringement’ in Seedance AI Videos 4 days ago After AI Video of ‘Tom Cruise’ Fighting ‘Brad Pitt’ Goes Viral, Motion Picture Association Denounces ‘Massive’ Infringement on Seedance 2.0 5 days ago WGA Staff Picket Outside Writers Meeting Amid Strike Threat 5 days ago See All Michael Buckner for Variety The staff of the Writers Guild of America West went on strike on Tuesday, accusing leadership of the union of breaking labor laws. The strike will affect about 100 of the 150 staffers at the union. The workers, represented by the Pacific Northwest Staff Union, voted to authorize a strike last month after talks broke down. “The Writers Guild Staff Union (WGSU) has called an unfair labor practice strike in protest of ULPs committed by Writers Guild of America West management,” the union said in a statement. “Guild management has surveilled workers for union activity, terminated union supporters, and engaged in bad faith surface bargaining, showing no intention to come to an agreement on most of WGSU’s core issues.” Popular on Variety The union members will begin picketing outside the WGA West headquarters. The move comes one month before the WGA is due to sit down with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers to begin bargaining a new contract for Hollywood TV and film writers. The union leadership has said that it expects bargaining to go on as normal despite the strike. More to come… Read More About: Writers Guild Of America Jump to Comments More from Variety Shia LaBeouf Arrested Following Alleged Mardi Gras Fight in New Orleans Music Industry Moves: Bruce Wheeler Named GM of Historic Lowe’s Jersey Theatre, Reopening in the Fall ‘Tell Me Lies’ Creator Meaghan Oppenheimer and Star Grace Van Patten on Lucy’s Finale Choice, Unanswered Burning Questions and Saying Goodbye Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band Announce ‘Land of Hope and Dreams’ American Tour True Crime Book ‘Innocents,’ About Man Wrongly Convicted of a Child’s Murder, Set to Get Drama Adaptation (EXCLUSIVE) ‘Wolfram’ Review: Tough but Tender-Hearted Colonial-Era Australian Western Tracks a Family’s Efforts to Reunite Loading comments...
