WGA is proud to show our solidarity with @iatse and @teamsters until strong contracts are ratified for all of our entertainment industry union kin! Congratulations to IATSE on reaching tentative agreements - Teamsters next ✊ #1u#UnionStrong
Congratulations to the @iatse Negotiating Committee for reaching tentative agreements with the AMPTP. We remain united in solidarity with the Hollywood Basic Crafts as they head back into negotiations with the studios on Monday, July 1. ✊ #1u
Our Civic News Guild members are still fighting for basic protections & benefits ahead of their contract’s expiration THIS Sunday. The following is a statement from the members.
Members currently are faced with a limited PTO policy that doesn’t allot paid sick days. Members deserve sick days, protections from layoffs & fair pay that matches inflation - at minimum. It’s time for Civic News Company management to hold true to their commitment to “advancing equity.” Fair contract now, @chalkbeatorg@votebeat ! #1u#UnionStrong
Our WGAE LGBTQ+ Salon celebrated pride month with some drinks and community!
Interested in meeting like-minded writers in your field? Learn more about the WGAE’s salons and caucuses (caucuses open to non-members) via WGAEast.org 🔗
We’re excited to announce that we’ve ratified our first union contract with @iheartmediaofficial ! This contract has immediately improved that lives of many of our members and we believe it will continue to improve our lives and working conditions. #unionstrong#iheartpodunion#iheartmedia#wgae#wgastrong
🚨This is for the #MediaWorkers ! 🚨
The media industry’s rollercoaster of booms and busts has made job stability a myth. With mass layoffs and corporate takeovers becoming the norm, it’s time for a structural reset. 🌟 Could worker-owned cooperatives be the solution to empower media workers and create a resilient, justice-oriented industry? And where do unions fit into this vision?
In recent years, the rise of media cooperatives like Defector, Hell Gate, and many more have centered on media workers and their missions. 📣
Join us for a hybrid conversation and workshop with worker-owners from these coops, along with organizers, educators, and advocates from Democracy at Work Institute, CUNY School of Labor and Urban Studies, Writers Guild of America East, and National Writers Union - Freelance Solidarity Project. Together, we’ll explore the challenges and possibilities of the coop model and envision a sustainable and just future for the media industry. 🗣️💡
🗓️ Date: June 18
📍 Location: HYBRID: WGAE Office & Livestream, 10013
🕒 Time: 6:30 EST
Moderated by Rebecca Lurie, Founder of the Community and Worker Ownership Project at CUNY School for Labor and Urban Studies and the Murphy Institute.
Don’t miss this chance to be part of the conversation! Sign up now following the #LinkInBio and help shape the future of media! ✨
#MediaCoops#WorkerOwnership#UnionStrong#JusticeInMedia#FutureOfMedia#DAWI
🎙️ Procrastination is part of the process. On the latest episode of the WGAE’s OnWriting podcast, acclaimed comedy writers Meredith Scardino (@scardinoandsons ) and Paula Pell (@pellpix ) join us to chat about their journeys to WGAE membership, their journeys into the WGAE office to record this episode, and most things in between.
Listen now via 🔗OnWriting.org, or wherever you get your podcasts.
THIS THURSDAY: Join @APFAunity@afa_cwa on June 13 at more than 30 airports for a Worldwide Day of Action. Flight attendants have been fighting tirelessly for the strong union contracts they deserve - it’s time for airlines to PAY UP. #1u#UnionStrong
Details 🔗 /WDOA
Unlike many other sectors of the entertainment industry—such as feature films and scripted TV—there isn’t a national union contract for the producers, APs, and other titles that make nonfiction television. We’re working hard to help bring healthy working standards to all of nonfiction.
@just.chinisha is joined by @sarah_from_maine and @gautam.singhani to chat about Nonfiction organizing in the latest episode of the WGAE’s OnWriting podcast. Hear a brief history of the Guild’s nonfiction organizing efforts above, and listen to the full podcast episode via 🔗 OnWriting.org.
We’re proud to have organized nonfiction shops at @ssynunion , @mcgeemediaunion , @itvworkersunion , @jigsawunion , @liontelevisionunion , @bstvunion , @sharp_union , Vox Entertainment, and Vice.
Visit the link in bio to learn more, including how to get in contact with a WGAE Nonfiction organizer ✊ #1u#UnionStrong
Drumroll please! On May 30, the Lemonada Media Union was formally recognized! But the real ones know we’ve been official since day one.
Our 26-person unit is ready to sit down at the bargaining table with @lemonadamedia to protect the rights we have and win many more. For a while now, we have been building worker power and solidarity, and we’re thrilled to move forward in this process together with @wgaeast , with the shared goal of creating a more equitable, democratic workplace.
If you want to read our press release, our feature in @deadline , and our letter of intent, check out the links in our bio. Solidarity forever!
