Writers Guild of America Company Description
The Writers Guild of America, west puts the H in Hollywood, the T in TV, and the N in new media. They pretty much put all the other letters in, too. The WGAw is the West Coast edition of a labor union representing writers in the motion picture, broadcast, cable, and new technologies industries. It stands up for about 10,500 members in contract negotiations and enforcement, oversees credits for films and TV shows, collects and distributes payments for the reuse of movies and TV shows, and conducts educational events. It also a registry that covers about 55,000 written works each year, protecting the authors from plagiarism. The Guild began in 1921.
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