Writer's Strike Deal

The Writer's Guild of America has come very close to reaching an Agreement to end the ongoing Strike.

1. DVD sales royalties
2. Web royalties
3. Credit, pay and benefits for reality show writers
4. November 5, 2007: Writer's Guild of America voted to strike
5. The guild's contract expired Oct. 31, 2007
6. February 12: The Writers Guild voted to end the strike

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• Variety: It's official: WGA strike is over (February 12, 2008)
• Entertainment Weekly: WGA vote ends strike and sends writers back to work (February 12, 2008)
• The Hollywood Reporter: "Winshop: Strike Could End Monday" (February 10, 2008)
• Variety.com: "Writer's, Producers Reach Tentative Deal" (February 9, 2008)
• CNN.com: Deal in the Works to End Writers Strike (February 9, 2008)
• LA Times: Contract outlined in Hollywood writers strike - Los Angeles Times (February 4, 2008)
• Times Online: Hollywood strike 'nears end', as studios cave in (January 18, 2008)
  • This article refers to the tentative agreement reached by the Directors Guild of America: "If the deal is signed - as seems likely - it will put pressure on the striking Writers Guild of America to end its current work-stoppage and agree to similar terms..."
• Reuters: CBS News averts strike with new deal (January 10, 2008)
• Los Angeles Times: News writers reach agreement with CBS (January 10, 2008)
  • "The Writers Guild of America announced Wednesday that it had reached a tentative agreement with CBS on a new contract for more than 500 news writers, editors, desk assistants, production assistants, graphic artists, promotion writers and researchers who work for the network's television and radio operations."
• Variety: WGA, CBS News strike deal (January 9, 2008)
• New York Times: In Strike, Separate Deals Draw Ire of Big Producers (January 7, 2008)
  • "LOS ANGELES -- A deal between United Artists and the Writers Guild of America West to let the production company sidestep the screenwriters' strike may have opened the door to a full-blown brawl, as other producers demanded to know why writers have granted some companies a special agreement but not others."
• BBC News: Cruise company 'near strike deal' (January 7, 2008)
  • "The deal with United Artists would be a first for a movie company since writers began their action in November."
• Los Angeles Times: Writers Guild is close to a deal with UA (January 6, 2008)
• Entertainment Weekly: United Artists seeking deal with WGA (January 7, 2008)
• Wall Street Journal: In Hollywood, a Tale of Two Union Leaderships (January 7, 2008)

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