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November 20, 2008

Writers’ strike optimism abounds

From this morning’s LAT: “The Writers Guild of America leadership recommended Saturday that striking writers approve a contract offer from television networks and movie studios, signaling a likely — but not immediate — resolution to the crippling labor impasse.”

And the Washington Post: “Jubilant screenwriters declared victory Saturday in their 14-week-old strike, hailing the Writers Guild of America’s tentative agreement with Hollywood’s major studios that, if accepted, could return employees to work this week.”

And the NYT: “On Sunday, the two guilds’ governing bodies will meet to formally recommend the deal. And union leaders have decided to put the issue to a rapid-fire, 48-hour vote of the membership about whether to end the strike before formal ratification, guild officials said. That means the film and television writers could be back to work on Wednesday.”

**Sunday afternoon updates: At Nikke Finke’s Deadline Hollywood.

Posted by Donna Wares, February 10th, 2008 | Permalink
File under: Jobs/labor relations, Movies, On the web, Screenwriting, TV
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