The Writers Guild of America is the joint efforts of two different US labor unions:
The Writers Guild of America, East (WGAE), representing TV and film writers East of the Mississippi.The Writers Guild of America, West (WGAW), representing TV and film writers in Hollywood and Southern California.The WGAE and WGAW negotiate contracts in unison as well as launch strike actions simultaneously:
2007–08 Writers Guild of America strikeEffect of the 2007–08 Writers Guild of America strike on television, a list of television shows affected by the strike1988 Writers Guild of America strike1985 Writers Guild of America strike1981 Writers Guild of America strike1960 Writers Guild of America strikeAlthough each Guild runs independently, they perform some activities in parallel:
Writers Guild of America Award, an annual awards show with simultaneous presentations on each coastWGA screenwriting credit system, determines how writers' names are listed during the creditsWGA script registration service, online services to prove when scripts were written and by whomInternational Affiliation of Writers Guilds (IAWG), an international labor federation both Guilds belong to