Writers Guild of America

Opinion | Strike! How does the Writers Guild of America walkout affect viewers?

Late-night shows have already gone to reruns. ‘SNL’ will, too, followed by soap operas. Later could be network and streaming shows, then movies.

May 3, 2023

Unions back to using walkouts as a bargaining tactic after a two-decade break

The past two years have seen more than 20 strikes and strike threats by media unions

December 16, 2022

Media unions seek to protect members’ access to abortion through health care plans

‘It’s a shame that it’s up to individual units or individual unions … to have to protect what should be an essential right for people.’

June 6, 2022

Journalists at Jezebel, The Root, Gizmodo, Lifehacker and other G/O Media newsrooms strike

The Gizmodo Media Group Union, which includes roughly 100 workers, went on strike Tuesday after negotiations for a third contract broke down.

March 1, 2022

Writers Guild announces ‘pause’ on organizing digital newsrooms

At issue is whether the union, which has primarily represented screenwriters in the past, should take on more journalists

July 30, 2021

Not just a wave, but a movement: Journalists unionize at record numbers

Union leaders at newspapers, digital outlets and broadcast stations are seeing historic levels of organizing that show little sign of stopping

July 16, 2021

Writers, editors at Salon move to unionize

Following editorial workers at Gawker Media, editorial staff at Salon is moving to unionize and…

July 2, 2015

A union revolution at Gawker isn’t quite around the corner

Screengrab from Gawker.comThe June 3 vote by editorial employees at Gawker Media to join a…

June 15, 2015