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WGA East President Lisa Takeuchi Cullen Marks One Year Since Writers Strike Ended: We’re ‘Fighting Back Against the Scourge of Unpaid Development’


Writers Guild of America East (WGAE) president Lisa Takeuchi Cullen laid out the current top priorities since the end of the writers strike.

Members reported benefiting from contract gains including staff-writer script fees, higher pay in pre-greenlight rooms and MBA terms for Appendix A in streaming, but for many the top concern remains getting back to work.” Members reported benefiting from contract gains including staff-writer script fees, higher pay in pre-greenlight rooms and MBA terms for Appendix A in streaming, but for many the top concern remains getting back to work. When our lease came up for renewal, a Council committee considered a move — but decided to remain in our current Hudson Street offices when our landlord offered unbeatable financial incentives that included renovation funds.

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