Overview

• Park Chan-Wook and Don McKellar were expelled for writing on HBO’s The Sympathizer during the 2023 strike.
• Neither writer appealed their expulsions, making the guild’s decision final.
• Anthony Cipriano was suspended through May 1, 2026, received a public censure, and was banned for life from serving as a strike captain after writing on The Last Breath during the strike.
• The Strike Rules Compliance Committee vetted dozens of allegations and recommended sanctions that the WGA board approved and publicly disclosed.
• The WGA declared its post-strike enforcement phase complete and noted that expelled or suspended members forfeit guild privileges and access to signatory studios until any board-approved readmission.