Apr 24, 2026 2:07pm PT

WGA Ratifies Four-Year Contract, Accepting Significant Cuts in Health Plan

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The Writers Guild of America has ratified a four-year contract with the major studios, agreeing to significant cutbacks in the writers’ health plan.

The guild’s members ratified the 2026 MBA with 90.38% (4,282) voting in favor, and 9.62% (456) voting no. The term of the MBA is from May 2 through May 1, 2030.

Under the deal reached on April 4, writers will see individual premiums for the first time. The deal also includes higher deductibles and out-of-pocket maximums, as well as a significant rollback of the “extended coverage points” system that allows writers to maintain health insurance when they are not working.