WGA West Staff Union Strike Ends As Members Ratify First Collective Bargaining Agreement

The WGA West Staff Union has officially ratified its first collective bargaining agreement with the guild, ending an 82-day work stoppage.

The inaugural contract was ratified by 89% of its members, and according to the organization’s announcement, codifies “many fundamental hallmarks of a unionized workplace,” including just cause protections with a progressive discipline process, seniority provisions in layoff procedure and the establishment of a labor-management committee.

Additionally, the WGSU secured over $500,000 in wage increases for its 116 members, said bargaining committee co-chair Missy Brown. By August of next year, the union will see its salaries increase by a minimum of 12%.

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