Writers Guild West Staffers Launch Their Own Unionization Drive (Exclusive)

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The employees behind the famously hard-charging labor organization say they want a workplace where “our voices are heard” and “our work is valued.”

By Katie Kilkenny April 22, 2025 2:00pm

Nearly two years ago, the Writers Guild of America launched a historic 148-day strike that shut down scriptwriting industry-wide, made picket lines a staple of the Los Angeles landscape and compelled CEOs to the bargaining table.

While rank-and-file writers populated the picket lines and eventually voted through the strike-ending contract, much of the sturm und drang of that work stoppage was also facilitated by the work of internal union staffers in member organizing and legal departments (among others).

Now, many of those staffers are attempting to organize their own workplace, citing a desire to have their voices heard. WGA West employees are launching an effort to join the Pacific Northwest Staff Union, which specializes in representing workers in the labor movement, The Hollywood Reporter has learned.

“We envision a workplace where our voices are heard, our work is valued and our jobs are protected by a collective bargaining agreement,” the group said in a message to union management that was delivered on Tuesday. “We believe that unionizing will bring staff and management together in our shared goal of supporting and protecting film and television writers.”

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