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Last Minute Deal Between WGA & Studios Sees Writers’ Strike Called Off

May 2, 2017 9:00 am

And… breathe. More or less everybody’s been holding their breath for the last month or so, as the expiration of the current contract between the Writers’ Guild Of America and the Alliance of Motion Picture And ...

Writers’ Guild Of America Votes Overwhelmingly To Authorize Strike: Here’s Why That’s A Good Thing

Oliver Lyttelton

April 25, 2017 10:00 am

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There’s been a storm brewing in Hollywood of late, a storm that those who followed the trades, or noticed a sudden drop in new TV shows, about 10 years ago might recognize. The Writers’ Guild of America, West a...

Writers’ Strike Officially Over; Television Yobs Breathe Deep Sigh Of Relief

Rodrigo Perez

February 13, 2008 1:03 pm

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In news you very well may consider the most boring, yeah-no-shit, we knew this was coming, update. The long-standing Hollywood writers' strike is no officially over, so it back to your regularly scheduled progr...

Writers’ Strike Over? So Says Michael Eisner

Rodrigo Perez

February 8, 2008 12:50 am

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Former Walt Disney chief executive Michael Eisner says the strike is ovah. A deal has apparently been struck between the major media companies and the Writers Guild of America."It's over," Eisner said. "They ma...

Is The Writers’ Strike Coming To An End?

Rodrigo Perez

February 4, 2008 2:28 pm

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So it looks like informal talk in the writers strike are moving towards the goal line. Apparently the "major road blocks" that were prohibiting a new contract have been eliminated.A tentative agreement could be...

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