Key Highlights
- The alleged unfair labor practices include “surface bargaining, bad faith bargaining, unilateral changes to status quo, retaliation for protected activity, and unlawful surveillance.” The latest development comes after the WGSU filed a ULP charge against the WGA West with the National Labor Relations Board, suggesting that a member of the organizing committee was unlawfully fired.
- Related Stories News Slate Editorial Staff Ratifies New Contract With WGA East That Establishes Bargaining Unit's First AI Protections News SAG-AFTRA President Sean Astin Talks AI, Residuals, Pensions & More Ahead Of 2026 Labor Negotiations With AMPTP The staff union did not give a deadline but said in a public Instagram post that “if management won’t bargain in good faith with us at the table, we will see them on the picket line.” Watch on Deadline The timing is less than ideal, considering that the Writers Guild is set to begin negotiating a new TV/Theatrical contract with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers in March.
- The current contract expires May 1.
- The WGAW staff union is represented by the Pacific Northwest Staff Union.
- It encompasses residuals & dues processors, IT & data management workers, organizers, communications specialists, legal personnel, researchers, Writers Guild Theater employees, contract enforcement staff, and more.
