WGA
Hollywood writers' organization
WGA stands for Writers Guild of America, the labor union representing screenwriters in film, television, and other media.
The WGA negotiates contracts, protects residual payments, and advocates for writers' interests.
It gained widespread attention during its 2023 strike over streaming compensation and AI protections: The WGA strike shut down Hollywood for months.
Authors of film scripts
- laborStrenuous effort; also childbirth
- strikeForceful impact or stoppage
- collective bargainingJoint worker-employer talks
- HollywoodAmerican film industry center
contract · residuals · picket · negotiation · SAG-AFTRA · membership · entertainment · showrunners
Barriers formed by strikers
- residualsOngoing compensation for rebroadcasts
- streamingReal-time digital delivery
- work stoppageOrganized cessation of labor
- negotiationsFormal discussion seeking agreement
solidarity · duration · settlement · demands · historical · support · financial impact · rallies
Formal event marking occasions
- screenplayFilm's written blueprint
- originalFirst or inventive
- adaptedMade fit for purpose
- televisionBroadcast viewing device
nominees · winners · trophy · recognition · excellence · annual · honoring · comedy series
screenwriters
Authors of film scripts
- laborStrenuous effort; also childbirth
- strikeForceful impact or stoppage
- collective bargainingJoint worker-employer talks
Hollywood · contract · residuals · picket · negotiation · SAG-AFTRA · membership · entertainment · showrunners · freelance
picket lines
Barriers formed by strikers
- residualsOngoing compensation for rebroadcasts
- streamingReal-time digital delivery
- work stoppageOrganized cessation of labor
negotiations · solidarity · duration · settlement · demands · historical · support · financial impact · rallies · contract dispute
ceremony
Formal event marking occasions
- screenplayFilm's written blueprint
- originalFirst or inventive
- adaptedMade fit for purpose
television · nominees · winners · trophy · recognition · excellence · annual · honoring · comedy series · drama series
- entertainment unionsSAG, SAG-AFTRA, Screen Actors Guild, Writers Guild, actors guild
- Film AcronymsCGI, VFX, SFX, IMAX, MCU
- Writers Guildscreenwriters, staff writers, showrunners, comedy writers, sitcom writers
- screenwritingscreenplay, screenplays, screenwriter, screenwriting, script
- labor unionsunion dues, trade union, union membership, labor union, union shops
- PCRPCR, amplification, Taq polymerase, primers, DNA polymerase
WGAproducers
Those who create goods
Disney · Netflix · management · production companies · networks
Self-employed author for hire