Writers Guild of America, West

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Writers_Guild_of_America,_West
GPTKB entity
Statements (28)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:trade_unionist
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:WGAW
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:International_Affiliation_of_Writers_Guilds
gptkb:Writers_Guild_of_America,_East
gptkb:AFL–CIO
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:founded 1954
gptkbp:headquarters_location gptkb:Los_Angeles,_California,_United_States
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Writers Guild of America, West
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:membership over 10,000
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:2023_Writers_Guild_of_America_strike
gptkb:2007–2008_Writers_Guild_of_America_strike
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:Writers_Guild_of_America
gptkbp:president gptkb:Meredith_Stiehm
gptkbp:purpose collective bargaining
negotiating contracts
protecting writers' rights
gptkbp:regionServed gptkb:Western_United_States
gptkbp:relatedOrganization gptkb:Writers_Guild_of_America,_East
gptkbp:represents television writers
film writers
new media writers
gptkbp:taxStatus 95-1649210
gptkbp:type gptkb:trade_unionist
gptkbp:website https://www.wga.org/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Emmy_Award
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3