The WGA West Staff Union has ended its 82-day work stoppage after members ratified their first collective bargaining agreement with the guild by an 89% vote.

The WGA West Staff Union has presented a new, 'strike-ending' contract proposal to executive director Ellen Stutz, taking a different approach after previous attempts to bring WGA West leadership back to the bargaining table were unsuccessful.

Scabby the Rat appeared in an unusual place on Wednesday. With dozens of union staff picketing, the inflatable rodent — a near-universal symbol used by trade unions across the U.S. to call out employers for union-busting practices — was swaying in the wind on the corner of 3rd St. and Fairfax Ave. in L.A., right outside […]

The Writers Guild of America West's staff has voted to remain on strike, extending their standoff with management into its second month.