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The following is a summary of the deal terms for the 2026 MBA. It is a simplified version of the Memorandum of Agreement (“MOA”), which contains the full text of the new provisions.

Most MBA minimums increase by 1.5% for the first year of the agreement, and will increase another 3% on May 2, 2027, 3% on May 2, 2028, and 3% on May 2, 2029. Some minimums and rates increase less, ...

Since 1941, the WGA has defended the creative rights of writers and adapted to industry changes by winning major gains for writers in residuals, health & pension, streaming pay, AI limits, and ...

Los Angeles - The Writers Guild of America West (WGAW) Board of Directors has cancelled the 2026 Writers Guild Awards Los Angeles ceremony, as the WGAW staff union’s strike continues. The show was ...

Los Angeles – Academy Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning documentarian, war correspondent, and novelist Mstylav Chernov has been named recipient of Writers Guild of America West’s 2026 Paul Selvin Award ...

The Writers Guild Awards honor outstanding writing in film, television, streaming, news (broadcast and digital), radio/audio, and promotional categories. The 2026 Writers Guild Awards (78th Annual) ...

Contact: Bob Hopkinson (310) 801-8563 Los Angeles – Television writer, producer, and multiple Primetime Emmy nominee Don Reo (Blossom, M*A*S*H*) has been named the recipient of the WGAW Paddy ...

Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) has become a key issue for the Guild and the entertainment industry broadly, with potential implications for the employment and compensation of many creative workers.

Contact: Bob Hopkinson (310) 801-8563; Jason Gordon (212) 767-7809 Los Angeles and New York – The following is a statement from the Writers Guild of America West (WGAW) and Writers Guild of America ...