Writers Guild of America Reaches Four-Year Contract with Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers

Writers Guild Agreement Reached The Writers Guild of America has reached a four-year contract agreement with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers.

Variety’s Gene Maddaus details the agreement on the April 15, 2026, episode of the “Daily Variety” podcast. The contract will be sent to members for a ratification vote on April 16. The agreement runs for a four-year term, differing from the standard three-year term that has been in place for decades.

In exchange, the Writers Guild secured a capital influx to the health plan. SAG-AFTRA will handle negotiations with the AMPTP in April, while the Directors Guild of America will negotiate in May.

Health Plan Adjustments The Writers Guild of America’s health care plan has been structured to allow coverage for members with slow years in employment.

The plan currently features zero premiums for individuals and a $50 monthly premium for families. Gene Maddaus states: “The WGA has long had the Cadillac of Cadillac plans. Zero premiums for the individual and then a very low $50 a month for a family.

” Adjustments to the plan will address health care inflation. The health fund lost $200 million in four years. Gene Maddaus states: “It’s definitely a change for the worse and leaning on the basic realities of health care inflation.

But the other huge one obviously has been the contraction [in the industry] and what that has done to the fund. And when you lose $200 million in four years out of your health fund, that is going to lead to a reckoning.