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Writers Guild Of America East & ABC News Reach Contract Agreement

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Friday March 8, 2013 @ 12:20pm PSTTags: ABC News, Writers Guild Of America East

New York — The Writers Guild of America, East announced today that it reached a tentative agreement on a new three-year contract with ABC News, covering newswriters, producers, assignment editors, promo producers, graphic artists and desk assistants. The agreement provides for 2% increases in pay each year, plus increased contributions to the WGA pension plan. The plan affects approximately 142 ABC News employees in New York and Washington, D.C. The agreement runs from February 1, 2013 to January 31, 2016, replacing the previous agreement which expired on January 31, 2013.

WGAE members will vote to ratify the tentative agreement in the next two weeks. READ MORE »

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WGA East Unveils 2011 Election Results

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Friday September 16, 2011 @ 9:51am PDTTags: WGA East, Writers Guild Of America East

The Writers Guild East has announced the results of its 2011 elections, notable not so much for the lack of competition (the main incumbents ran unopposed) but for being the first to institute online voting, which the guild said resulted in … Read More »

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WGAE Adds Fourth Nonfiction TV Production Company To Roster

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Wednesday August 3, 2011 @ 9:07am PDTTags: WGAE, Writers Guild Of America East

Employees who write and produce nonfiction television shows including Monsters Inside Me, Samantha Brown’s Great Weekends and Worst Cooks in America for the production company Optomen Television have voted to be represented by the Writers Guild of America, East. Staff at three other nonfiction TV production companies have already voted for Guild representation. First contract negotiations at two of the companies, Atlas Media and Lion Television are set to begin on Thursday and Monday, respectively.

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This Just In: WGA East Unionizes Onion News Network

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Tuesday August 2, 2011 @ 7:59am PDTTags: Onion News Network, Writers Guild Of America East
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NEW YORK CITY – The writers on the Onion News Network have joined the community of funnypersons represented by the Writers Guild of America, East, AFL-CIO. The WGAE and ONN management negotiated a first-ever collective bargaining agreement

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NLRB: ITV Studios Producer Wrongfully Terminated For Supporting WGAE

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Wednesday June 29, 2011 @ 3:02pm PDTTags: ITV Studios, Lowell Peterson, WGAE, Writers Guild Of America East

The National Labor Relations Board has issued a formal complaint against ITV Studios, the company behind such TV series as The First 48 and Four Weddings, charging that it wrongfully terminated a longtime producer for his support of the WGA … Read More »

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Nominees Set For WGA East Council

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Thursday June 16, 2011 @ 1:53pm PDTTags: WGAE, Writers Guild Of America East

NEW YORK CITY (June 16, 2011) – The Writers Guild of America, East (WGAE) announced the nominees for its Council (order determined by lot) today. The term is for two years from 2011-2013. Michael Winship is running unopposed for

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Lion Television Employees Join WGA East

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Friday May 6, 2011 @ 9:47am PDTTags: Lion Television, Writers Guild Of America East

Lion Television, the production company behind Discovery’s Cash Cab, MTV’s Megadrive and PBS’ History Detectives and America Revealed, has agreed to recognize the WGA East as the collective bargaining rep for its writers, producers and researchers, a group of about … Read More »

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