America of America of America, America of America, has voluntarily acknowledged the union formed by its staff because the number of cards indicates that most bargaining departments favor the organization.

The Screenwriter's ILO announced on Tuesday that the Screenwriter's ILO has joined the Pacific Northwest Staff Union to all non-resident staff members, after the charge revealed that 81% of the bargaining departments supported the move. About 110 staff members working from law to communication to the remaining department will join PNWSU, which also represents the staff of the Los Angeles County Labor Federation and several SEIU locals.

“We have reached an agreement on our first needs and we are pleased to take this important step to improve our workplace and organizations without fear of revenge and express without fear of revenge,” WGA West Operations Coordinator and Union Organiers Doug Macisaac told in a statement in a statement in a statement in a statement in a statement in a statement in a statement in a statement in a statement in a statement. “We are excited to advocate for ourselves and look forward to negotiating our first collective bargaining agreement.”

Card count marks the climax of efforts that began in 2023 during a 148-day writer’s strike. On pickets and events (in some cases, for the first time) abandoned, staff began to talk and combine around the idea of ​​establishing a union. This is not the first time: union staff formed an independent union during a writer's strike in 2007-2008; however, the union was eventually cancelled in 2012, leaving the staff without labor contracts.

After years of conversation, the group began collecting union cards around April 8 and continued until Tuesday’s number of cards.

“I am honored to be part of the historic formation of WGSU and excited about all the possibilities ahead,” said contract coordinator and member of the organization group, WGA West Genevieve Gonsal. “It’s unity, progress and the next chapter.”

The effort didn't go all the way: Organization groups claim that WGA West (which itself is a union that occasionally accused employers of misconduct) engaged in "destruction of unions" or attempted to thwart the coalition. According to a representative from PNWSU, managers brought selected staff to their offices and asked them about union activities before the organization team worked hard to open their efforts. Staff were told that if they combined, there could be layoffs or benefits cuts.

Two days later, Fátima Murrieta, a former representative/organizer of the Alliance, was a member of the Organizing Committee of the Federation of Chiefs of Staff of the Writers Association, who was terminated in her work to move, which was suspicious. Hollywood Reporter Contacted WGA West for comment.

April 22, the day the group’s efforts to organize the workplace were revealed, support staff wore black T-shirts they were given to them to identify them as WGA employees during the 2023 strike, as well as buttons with the name of the organization group, the Chief of Staff of the Writers Association.

The coalition seemed to act quickly to address the union push at that time. By the end of the week, organizers reported that both parties had reached an agreement on the terms of the card check.

Now, the Writers Association employee union will investigate its members on priorities and elect a negotiating team before starting negotiations on the first contract. All of this means that the American Writers Association has conducted two large-scale negotiations on the horizon: its 2026 TV/drama negotiations with its first contract negotiations with its writer members and with its own employees.

"Working for unions made me realize the importance of having one person," Online Services Coordinator Jake Houlihan said in a statement ahead of Tuesday's card count. "A workplace with transparency, living wages, fairness and solidarity will make us better for ourselves and our members."