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Writers Guild West

Basic Information

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Address

WRITERS GUILD WEST
7000 WEST THIRD STREET
LOS ANGELES, CA 900484329

Financial Information

The Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (LMRDA), which is enforced by the Office of Labor-Management Standards, requires labor unions to file annual reports detailing their operations. Contained in those reports are breakdowns of each union's spending, income and other financial information.

Basic Financials

Total Assets $125,920,859
Total Liabilities $33,727,945
Total Income $72,640,601
Total Spent $72,498,622

Total Assets Trend

Assets (Change from previous report)

Cash $46,186,177 (+0.3%)
Accounts Receivable $8,626,408 (+4.8%)
Investments $61,884,616 (+3.0%)
Fixed Assets $8,098,271 (+3.0%)
Treasury Securities $0 (0.0%)
Other Assets $704,728 (+9.2%)
Loans Receivable $420,659 (+38.9%)

Liabilities

Loans Payable $0
Accounts Payable $1,495,126
Other Liabilities $32,232,819
Mortgages $0

Income

Dues $32,963,968
Per Person Tax $0
Investments $100,000
Supplies $0
Loan Repayment $15,252
Interest $4,266
Dividends $562,003
Rents $90,100
Fees and Fines $1,016,171
Loans Obtained $0
Other Receipts $37,888,841
Affiliates $0
Members $0
Reinvestments $360,852
All Others $743,904

Source: Office of Labor Management Standards

Year Covered: 2022  •  Last Updated: June 12th, 2023

Spending

The Office of Labor-Management Standards (OLMS) requires unions to report how they spent their money in a number of categories. For the first five, OLMS requires unions to provide detailed information on any recipient that received more than $5,000 per year.

Spending Overview

Spending Breakdown

Representational $50,463,425 (69.61%)
Political Activities and Lobbying $383,712 (0.53%)
Contributions, Gifts, and Grants $303,624 (0.42%)
General Overhead $11,378,403 (15.69%)
Union Administration $1,055,104 (1.46%)
Strike Benefits $0 (0.00%)
To Union Officers $0 (0.00%)
To Union Employees $11,278,794 (15.56%)
Education $0 (0.00%)
Fees $0 (0.00%)

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Source: Office of Labor Management Standards

Year Covered: 2022  •  Last Updated: June 12th, 2023

Membership

Membership Trend

YearMembers
20027,646
20037,601
20047,580
20057,627
200618,032
200718,519
200818,881
200919,354
201019,763
201120,181
201220,729
201321,195
201421,162
201522,159
201622,696
201723,245
201823,807
201924,440
202025,241
202125,763
202226,350

Source: Office of Labor Management Standards

Year Covered: 2022  •  Last Updated: June 12th, 2023

Leaders & Salaries

Top Ten Highest Paid Leaders

NameTitleTotal Compensation
DAVID YOUNGEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$897,971
CHARLES SLOCUMASSISTANT EXECUTIVE DIR$426,405
LISE ANDERSONASSISTANT EXECUTIVE DIR$327,525
REBECCA KESSINGERASSISTANT EXECUTIVE DIR$323,887
DON GORCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER$323,577
ELLEN STUTZMANASSISTANT EXECUTIVE DIR$290,115
KATHERINE CHRISTOVICHASSISTANT GENERAL COUNSEL$246,958
LAURIE ESPINOSASR DIRECTOR OF CONTRACTS$224,663
LESLEY MACKEYSR DIRECTOR CREDITS$219,327
IAN DARKECHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER$219,023

Source: Office of Labor Management Standards

Year Covered: 2022  •  Last Updated: June 12th, 2023

Unfair Labor Practice (ULP) Allegations

Unionized employees, business owners, managers, and others often bring labor law charges against unions. The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) oversees the porcess of determining if the union violated the National Labor Relations Act.

AllegationCases Filed
8(a)(5) Refusal to Furnish Information4
8(b)(1)(A) Duty of Fair Representation, incl'g Superseniority, denial of access1

Please note that a single case may fall into multiple allegation categories.

Source: National Labor Relations Board; Case Activity Tracking System

Recent Strikes

Employer/LocationUnionDays on StrikeEmployees on Strike
AMPTP - Los Angeles (American Motion Picture & TV Producers)
Santa Monica, CA
WGAW Local 12

Recent Contract Negotiations

Map of recent contract negotiations
IndustryContracts
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation3
Information1