WGA West Staff Votes To Stay On Strike As Standoff With Management Hits 2-Month Mark

https://deadline.com/2026/04/wga-west-staff-votes-to-stay-on-strike-after-two-months-1236864601/

By Katie Campione
April 17, 2026 12:57pm

The Writers Guild of America West‘s staff is staying on strike for now.

After two months on the picket lines, the 115-member bargaining unit held a vote Friday about whether to stay on strike or approach guild management about essentially accepting their March 11 proposal. Per a memo sent to WGSU members this afternoon, more than 85% voted in favor of continuing the work stoppage. The union says a “supermajority” of members participated.

It’s unclear how (or whether) the WGAW will respond. The two parties have been in a standoff for several weeks now, essentially since mid-March when the writers began bargaining with the major studios on a new film and TV contract. Since the WGA East and WGA West made a quick deal with the AMPTP, western leadership was expected to turn its attention back to the staff debacle.

That has so far not been the case. Deadline understands that there has not been any meaningful movement between the WGA West and its staff union since talks with the AMPTP wrapped.

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