WGA West Cancels Los Angeles Award Show as Staff Continues to Strike

The Writers Guild of America West has cancelled its Los Angeles award show due to an ongoing staff strike, the organization announced in a press release on Sunday morning.

The show was originally scheduled for Sunday, March 8 in downtown Los Angeles, though its status has been in question since February 17, when the 110 non-supervisory WGA West staff members who comprise the Writers Guild Staff Union formally went on strike.

“As a labor union, we would not ask our guests to cross a picket line to attend the awards show,” WGA West President Michele Mulroney said in a statement. “The Wgaw staff union has the right to strike, and our exceptional nominees and honorees deserve an uncomplicated celebration of their achievements… I would like to thank the talented Wgaw staff, Wgaw Awards Committee, producers, writers, event planning professionals, presenters, host Atsuko Okatsuka, and crew who all poured their creativity into what was…