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Beau Willimon, running unopposed, has been re-elected president of the WGA East. His slate of running mates, all of whom support the guild's five-month-long battle with the talent agencies, also were elected. They include The Deuce co-creator David Simon, an outspoken critic of the agencies' business practices, who…

Now that the WGA West election is over – with President David A. Goodman and all of his running mates sweeping to victory – the WGA East election is set to conclude on Thursday, with President Beau Willimon, running unopposed, and his Unity Slate poised to carry the day as well. And as with the election in the West…

Employees of the Committee to Protect Journalists have decided that they need union protection themselves. More than 90% of the 30-member staff have signed union cards asking to be represented by the WGA East, and CPJ's management has agreed voluntarily to recognize the guild as their staff's collective bargaining…

Writer-producers at Vox Entertainment, the nonfiction production arm of Vox Media, have unionized with the WGA East. The guild said a "clear majority" of the 49-member staff signed union cards, and management agreed voluntarily to recognize the guild as its collective bargaining representative. The unionization effort…

Beau Willimon will run unopposed for reelection as president of the WGA East. It's the second time the creator of the Americanized version of the British series House of Cards has run unopposed for president – the first time was when he was first elected in 2017. Only this time, he'll be running unopposed in the…

The editorial staffs of Vox Media's seven digital news outlets have voted unanimously to ratify their first-ever contract with the WGA East. The new three-year agreement covers some 350 writers and producers employed at Vox.com, Curbed, Eater, Polygon, Recode, SB Nation, and The Verge. Negotiations for the new pact…

The WGA East today announced the second crop of fellows for its Made in NY Writers Room, a program that provides mentorship, industry access and financial support to underrepresented writers who live in New York City and seek to tell stories that are not often depicted on television. The program is a joint effort with…

The 32-member editorial and photo staff of the progressive business media outlet Fast Company unanimously has ratified its first collective bargaining agreement with the WGA East. The new 2½-year contract includes minimum salaries of $50,000, annual cost-of-living increase of 3% for employees earning under $65,000…

More than 300 members of Vox Media's editorial staffs employed at seven websites walked off the job today in New York on the last day of the WGA East's attempts to negotiate a new contract for them. "Today's our last scheduled day of bargaining," the Vox Media bargaining committee wrote on Twitter. "Vox Media is still…

The 11-member editorial staff of Talking Points Memo has unanimously ratified its first union contract with the WGA East, making it the latest digital news site to come under the guild's umbrella. All members of the news and political site's editorial staff signed a letter expressing their intent to join the guild in…

One month into its bitter standoff with Hollywood's talent agencies, the WGA West is kicking off its annual election season – one that could test its leadership's handling of the ongoing battle with agents and set the stage for next year's negotiations for a new film and TV contract. This year, the guild's three…

The WGA East's membership has grown 40% in the past five years, according to the guild's latest annual report, which only briefly mentions the WGA's ongoing battle with talent agencies. That fight is now ending its third week after the WGA East and WGA West ordered members on April 12 to fire their agents en mass who…