Writers Guild of America West controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2026
Internal staff-union dispute
The supplied reference describes an unfair-labor-practice strike by WGA West staff over a first contract, including a dispute concerning continued health-insurance coverage. A tentative agreement was reportedly reached after 83 days.
2004
2003 election eligibility controversy
Victoria Riskin resigned after allegations that a sham writing contract had been used to maintain eligibility for guild membership and office. Charles D. Holland, who briefly succeeded her, also resigned amid questions about claims in his biography. A Department of Labor investigation led to a settlement and a supervised rerun election.
1952
Blacklist-era credit removals
The guild authorized studios to delete the screen credits of writers who had not been cleared by Congress, linking the organization to the political blacklist affecting writers accused of communist or left-wing associations.