Unionized staffers at the Writers Guild of America West (WGA West) are set to lose their health care benefits seven weeks into their strike, starting on Wednesday. Staffers are currently covered by the same plan as Hollywood union's members and accrue coverage on a month-to-month basis as long as they work 31 hours per week the previous month. The unionized staff members have been out on strike since February 17 and will lose eligibility starting Wednesday. Missy Brown, the co-chair of the WGSU, said that union members were only informed about their impending loss of coverage only after finding a PWGA Health Plan staffer who would speak with her. The dispute has escalated high tensions between the WGA West and the W.