The Writers Guild of America, East signed VH1’s “Best Week Ever with Paul F. Thompkins”  to a Guild contract, covering the show under the MBA.  We welcome the show’s writers to the WGAE.

WGAE President Michael Winship recaps an eventful year in his annual New Years letter to membership.

The Writers Guild of America, East strengthened its leadership team, welcoming Lowell Peterson as its new executive director, Ruth Gallo and Marsha Seeman as new assistant executive directors, and Justin Molito as new director of organizing.

Read the Schedule of Minimums established in the 2008 Theatrical and Television Basic Agreement. If you have any questions regarding to the application of these provisions or minimums, or regarding interpretation of the Basic Agreement, contact the WGAE.

Where were you one year ago today? For TV and film Writers Guild members, we were on the picket lines. The hard-fought 100-day strike, which ended in February 2008, resulted in the new MBA contract containing new media provisions and an amazing solidarity among our members coast to coast. The strike is over, but the successes, images, and pictures remain.To see them,