PBS Writers Ratify Groundbreaking New Deal

Writers Guild of America (WGA) members at PBS overwhelmingly ratified a new three-year collective bargaining agreement with management at PBS member stations THIRTEEN (New York City) WGBH (Boston), and PBS SoCal.

The deal follows a strike authorization vote by the 95-member bargaining unit, a pledge to not cross a picket line signed by over 200 animation writers and a solidarity petition signed by more than 1,250 members of the Writers Guild of America including Stanley Nelson Jr., Geoffrey C. Ward, John Oliver, Soo Hugh, Seth Meyers, Anya Epstein, David Simon and Lilly Wachowski.

“PBS writers secured a groundbreaking contract with their unwavering solidarity,” said WGAE President Lisa Takeuchi Cullen. “This contract covers PBS animation writers for the first time. It also clarifies that writer-producers must be paid for each respective job function, and provides AI protections, paid parental leave and many other critical gains.” Read highlights of the deal here!