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Mere minutes after some of Hollywood's biggest stars and executives issued a letter condemning the terror attacks on Israel and the taking of hundreds of hostages, The WGA East has publicly joined the Guild's West Coast leadership in deciding to stay silent on the murderous siege of the Jewish state two…

EXCLUSIVE: The Writers Guild of America's silence on the October 7 terrorist attacks on Israel looks to be the only statement they'll be making, at least according to West Coast president Meredith Stiehm. "In the past week, some members have requested that the Guild take a public stand on events in…

EXCLUSIVE: The Writers Guild of America hasn't said anything publicly about the savage attack on Israel by terrorists on October 7, and a number of irate showrunners and others will be discussing that silence Friday. Almost a week after dozens of high-profile WGA members put out an open letter reprima…

The Hollywood labor unions are standing in collective solidarity with SAG-AFTRA after the guild’s latest negotiations with the studios went south this week. "Our members work side-by-side for the same handful of employers, and our unions and guilds collectively stand more united than ever,” read a…

The latest round of talks between the studios and SAG-AFTRA over ending the actors’ now 92-day strike collapsed Wednesday night. As the fallout and blame game begins, the Fran Drescher-led guild is accusing the AMPTP of using “bully tactics” and “the same failed strategy they tried to inflict on the WGA&#8221…

After less than two weeks, the latest negotiations between SAG-AFTRA and the studios and streamers have broken down and been “suspended,” according to the AMPTP on Wednesday. “After meaningful conversations, it is clear that the gap between the AMPTP and SAG-AFTRA is too great, and conversations are…

As Writers Guild members almost unanimously approved a hard-fought new contract with the studios and streamers this week, and the striking actors back at the bargaining table today with CEOs, the Directors Guild of America really wants its members to know it got them “extraordinary gains” with their deal…

The DGA's Women's Steering Committee (WSC) has announced the 2023 class of its WSC Squad Mentorship Program. The latest class, which began in September, pairs 13 mid-career directors with well-established director-mentors.  “It is always exciting to kick off another year of the WSC Mentorship…

UPDATED, 4:38 PM: Trustees of the DGA Pension & Health Plans voted today to extend access a free major medical plan for participants who lost coverage because of the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. Those who elect it now are eligible to use the coverage through March 31, provided they remain on the plan…

The Directors Guild, which closed what it described as a “historic” deal with the AMPTP in June, responded Sunday to the WGA’s deal with the AMPTP. "Congratulations to the WGA on reaching a tentative agreement tonight on behalf of their members,” according to the statement. “We have been proud to…

Now that a tentative agreement has been reached to end the Writers Guild's strike, SAG-AFTRA, of course, is next, with IATSE waiting in the wings and the American Federation of Musicians just around the corner.  The next entertainment industry contracts up after SAG-AFTRA are the American…

The American French Film Festival, which had been due to take place in L.A. from October 18 to 22, has been shelved due to the writers and actors strikes. The Franco-American Cultural Fund (FACF) which oversees the event (formerly known as Colcoa) said it had made the difficult to decision to cancel…