Writers Guild of America

The Writers Guild of America is a generic term referring to the joint efforts of two different US labor unions: The WGAE and WGAW negotiate contracts in unison and also launch work stoppages simultaneously: Although each Guild runs independently, they do both perform some activities in parallel:

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