Writers Guild of America, west
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| Writers Guild of America, west | |
| Founded | 1933 |
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| Members | 7600 (2005) |
| Country | United States |
| Affiliation | IAWG |
| Key people | Patric Verrone, president David Young, Executive Director Tony Segall, general counsel |
| Website | www.wga.org |
Writers Guild of America, west (WGAw) is a labor union representing writers of television and film and employees of television and radio news. The 2006 membership of the guild was 7627.[1]
The Writers Guild of America, west is affiliated with the Writers Guild of America, East. Together the guilds administer the Writers Guild of America Awards.
[edit] History
Daniel Taradash was president of WGAw from 1977 to 1979.
In June of 2005, WGAw started a reality rights campaign to allow writers of reality television shows to qualify for guild rights and benefits.[2]
On September 20, 2006, WGAw held a Los Angeles, California unity rally in support of the America's Next Top Model writers strike. President Patric Verrone said: "Every piece of media with a moving image on a screen or a recorded voice must have a writer, and every writer must have a WGA contract."[3]
On November 6, 2006, WGAw filed unfair labor practice charges with the National Labor Relations Board after Top Model producers said the next season of the show will be produced using a new system that would not require writers. President Patric Verrone said: "..as they demanded union representation, the company decided they were expendable. This is illegal strikebreaking...."[4]
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[edit] Footnotes
- ^ U. S. Department of Labor
- ^ Holland, Lila. "The writers of reality TV sue for rights", TV.com, 2005-07-08. Retrieved on 2006-10-12.
- ^ Grossman, Ben. "WGA's Verrone: "Every Writer Must Have a WGA Contract"", Broadcasting & Cable, 2006-09-20. Retrieved on 2006-09-24.
- ^ Benson, Jim. "Top Model Takes Strikers Off Payroll", Broadcasting & Cable, 2006-11-07. Retrieved on 2006-11-09.
