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WGA STRIKE UPDATE 10/02*
WGA STRIKE UPDATE: WGA Calls Saturday Membership Meetings on Both Coasts
Writers Guild of America Won't Take Action to End Strike Until Saturday Meetings
By Ben Grossman -- Broadcasting & Cable, 2/5/2008 11:32:00 PM
The Writers Guild of America set membership meetings for this Saturday in Los Angeles and New York to brief members on the latest developments in negotiations with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers and perhaps give the industry an idea of how close the three-month-old writers' strike is to being settled.
It sounds like thsy will vote today on the agreement sent forth by attourneys
The New York meeting is at 2 p.m. at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, while the Los Angeles meeting is set for the Shrine Auditorium at 6:30 p.m.
So, we will not get any REAL news out of this until late late tonight or perhaps tomorrow.
UPDATE
UPDATE 2
This is the TV WEEK article from yesterday:
February 8, 2008 8:56 AM
WGA Strike Roundup: Friday, Feb. 8
[url=http://www.tvweek.com/news/2008/02/wga_strike_roundup_friday_feb_1.php]
Lack of Specific DGA Language May Delay WGA Approval[/url]
Potential approval of a draft contract between the Writers Guild of America and studio heads may be delayed beyond tomorrow because a tentative Directors Guild of America agreement didn’t include enough specific legal terms for the WGA to use as a template, Web site DeadlineHollywoodDaily.com reports, citing people familiar with the situation. WGA’s East and West units are both scheduled to meet tomorrow to discuss and possibly approve the contract, the Web site says.
Redstone and Eisner Say WGA Strike is Nearing End
Viacom Chairman Sumner Redstone and former Walt Disney Chief Executive Officer Michael Eisner both said yesterday that the Writers Guild of America strike is almost finished, the Hollywood Reporter says. Speaking at a Paley Center for Media event in New York, Redstone said the strike will end “quickly” while Eisner called the strike “over,” the newspaper reports.
‘Bionic Woman’ Writer Kalogridis Was Key to Moving WGA Talks Forward
Laeta Kalogridis, whose writing credits include the new television version of “Bionic Woman,” helped moved talks between the Writers Guild of America and studio heads forward by becoming a liaison between WGA leader David Young and News Corp. President Peter Chernin, the New York Times reports. Kalogridis, founder of the pro-guild Web site United Hollywood, worked with her agent and longtime Chernin friend Rick Rosen to iron out an agreement for residual payments from Internet broadcasts, which had been a sticking point, the newspaper says.
WGA Members Are Hopeful Yesterday’s Picketing at Disney Was the Last
About 600 Writers Guild of America members picketing in front of Walt Disney Studios were hopeful that yesterday would be the final day of picket lines, with many writers exchanging phone numbers and taking photos, Daily Variety reports. Members of the WGA East were planning a final large picket line for today in front of New York’s Time Warner Center, the newspaper says.
Grammy Preparations Almost on Schedule Despite WGA Strike
Preparations for the 50th annual Grammy Awards, to be held Sunday, are almost on schedule—despite the Writers Guild of America strike—because of cooperation from writers, Daily Variety reports, citing Recording Academy President Neil Portnow. The awards will feature the pairing of musical acts such as the Foo Fighters with a 15-piece orchestra and a gospel segment featuring Aretha Franklin and Mary J. Blige, the newspaper says.
‘Simpsons,’ ‘24’ Writers Revisit E-Card Venture During WGA Strike
Founders of the nearly dormant Icebox online-entertainment venture, including writer-producers John Collier (“Monk”), Howard Gordon (“24”) and Rob LaZebnik (“The Simpsons”), have used their Writers Guild of America strike-imposed free time to team up with Regards.com to create humorous e-cards for Valentine’s Day, the Hollywood Reporter says. Icebox, which was founded in the late 1990s, is also working on an animated pilot and a documentary, the newspaper says.
—Danny King
WGA east statement
http://www.wgaeast.org/index.php/articles/1371?wgra=1#wga1371
WGA west
http://www.wga.org/subpage_member.aspx?id=2763
EDIT 10/2 2008
Writers Guild of America Won't Take Action to End Strike Until Saturday Meetings
By Ben Grossman -- Broadcasting & Cable, 2/5/2008 11:32:00 PM
The Writers Guild of America set membership meetings for this Saturday in Los Angeles and New York to brief members on the latest developments in negotiations with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers and perhaps give the industry an idea of how close the three-month-old writers' strike is to being settled.
It sounds like thsy will vote today on the agreement sent forth by attourneys
The New York meeting is at 2 p.m. at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, while the Los Angeles meeting is set for the Shrine Auditorium at 6:30 p.m.
So, we will not get any REAL news out of this until late late tonight or perhaps tomorrow.
UPDATE
Terms of deal can be read here
http://www.wga.org/contract_07/wga_tent_summary.pdf
WGA STRIKE UPDATE: WRITERS, PRODUCERS REACH TENTATIVE DEAL
Agreement to Be Brought to Membership Meetings Saturday in New York, Los Angeles
By Ben Grossman -- Broadcasting & Cable, 2/9/2008 9:55:00 AM
The Writers Guild of America reached a tentative agreement with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers.
The tentative arrangement is now expected to be brought before the membership at meetings in both New York and Los Angeles Saturday and, if well-received, could lead to the television industry revving its engines back up this week. Studio and network executives were quietly preparing for that outcome this past week.
In a letter to members from WGA presidents Patric Verrone and Michael Winship, the guild leadership wrote, “We have a tentative deal. It is an agreement that protects a future in which the Internet becomes the primary means of both content creation and delivery.”
http://www.wga.org/contract_07/wga_tent_summary.pdf
WGA STRIKE UPDATE: WRITERS, PRODUCERS REACH TENTATIVE DEAL
Agreement to Be Brought to Membership Meetings Saturday in New York, Los Angeles
By Ben Grossman -- Broadcasting & Cable, 2/9/2008 9:55:00 AM
The Writers Guild of America reached a tentative agreement with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers.
The tentative arrangement is now expected to be brought before the membership at meetings in both New York and Los Angeles Saturday and, if well-received, could lead to the television industry revving its engines back up this week. Studio and network executives were quietly preparing for that outcome this past week.
In a letter to members from WGA presidents Patric Verrone and Michael Winship, the guild leadership wrote, “We have a tentative deal. It is an agreement that protects a future in which the Internet becomes the primary means of both content creation and delivery.”
UPDATE 2
This is the TV WEEK article from yesterday:
February 8, 2008 8:56 AM
WGA Strike Roundup: Friday, Feb. 8
[url=http://www.tvweek.com/news/2008/02/wga_strike_roundup_friday_feb_1.php]
Lack of Specific DGA Language May Delay WGA Approval[/url]
Potential approval of a draft contract between the Writers Guild of America and studio heads may be delayed beyond tomorrow because a tentative Directors Guild of America agreement didn’t include enough specific legal terms for the WGA to use as a template, Web site DeadlineHollywoodDaily.com reports, citing people familiar with the situation. WGA’s East and West units are both scheduled to meet tomorrow to discuss and possibly approve the contract, the Web site says.
Redstone and Eisner Say WGA Strike is Nearing End
Viacom Chairman Sumner Redstone and former Walt Disney Chief Executive Officer Michael Eisner both said yesterday that the Writers Guild of America strike is almost finished, the Hollywood Reporter says. Speaking at a Paley Center for Media event in New York, Redstone said the strike will end “quickly” while Eisner called the strike “over,” the newspaper reports.
‘Bionic Woman’ Writer Kalogridis Was Key to Moving WGA Talks Forward
Laeta Kalogridis, whose writing credits include the new television version of “Bionic Woman,” helped moved talks between the Writers Guild of America and studio heads forward by becoming a liaison between WGA leader David Young and News Corp. President Peter Chernin, the New York Times reports. Kalogridis, founder of the pro-guild Web site United Hollywood, worked with her agent and longtime Chernin friend Rick Rosen to iron out an agreement for residual payments from Internet broadcasts, which had been a sticking point, the newspaper says.
WGA Members Are Hopeful Yesterday’s Picketing at Disney Was the Last
About 600 Writers Guild of America members picketing in front of Walt Disney Studios were hopeful that yesterday would be the final day of picket lines, with many writers exchanging phone numbers and taking photos, Daily Variety reports. Members of the WGA East were planning a final large picket line for today in front of New York’s Time Warner Center, the newspaper says.
Grammy Preparations Almost on Schedule Despite WGA Strike
Preparations for the 50th annual Grammy Awards, to be held Sunday, are almost on schedule—despite the Writers Guild of America strike—because of cooperation from writers, Daily Variety reports, citing Recording Academy President Neil Portnow. The awards will feature the pairing of musical acts such as the Foo Fighters with a 15-piece orchestra and a gospel segment featuring Aretha Franklin and Mary J. Blige, the newspaper says.
‘Simpsons,’ ‘24’ Writers Revisit E-Card Venture During WGA Strike
Founders of the nearly dormant Icebox online-entertainment venture, including writer-producers John Collier (“Monk”), Howard Gordon (“24”) and Rob LaZebnik (“The Simpsons”), have used their Writers Guild of America strike-imposed free time to team up with Regards.com to create humorous e-cards for Valentine’s Day, the Hollywood Reporter says. Icebox, which was founded in the late 1990s, is also working on an animated pilot and a documentary, the newspaper says.
—Danny King
WGA east statement
http://www.wgaeast.org/index.php/articles/1371?wgra=1#wga1371
WGA west
http://www.wga.org/subpage_member.aspx?id=2763
EDIT 10/2 2008
This info from Nikki Finke:
The Strike is not OFFICIALLY over, but looks good.
Tick-Tock (Continuously Updated): Writer-Mogul Deal Informally OKed By WGA East And West Today; Leaders And Members Will Vote On Ending Strike; Hollywood Back To Work Next Week?
SATURDAY 9:00 PM: I've received word from inside the Shrine Auditorium meeting that the WGA West membership seemed "very positive" about resolving the writers strike as soon as possible and accepting the deal negotiated by the guild leadership with the Hollywood moguls. Also, the WGA leaders wisely decided to ensure that guild members vote within the next 48 hours before the strike can be called off. A writer attendee who just left the confab told me: "There was cheering for everything and standing ovation after standing ovation for all the leadership, especially Patric Verrone and Dave Young. There is no question in my mind that because of the atmosphere in that room this strike will be called off. There is no gearing for a fight. It's over."
WGAW President Patric Verrone announced that there would be a vote of the membership over the next 48 hours on whether or not to lift the strike. Presumably this vote will be done electronically. I'm told that Verrone said specifically that the decision to call off the strike, regardless of the WGA Negotiating Committee's or the WGAW Board's or WGAE Council's recommendation, was to be in the hands of the membership. Pending that outcome, the 10-day ballotting ratification process of the tentative deal would begin. So Hollywood may likely get back to work by Wednesday.
About 25% of the attendees left the auditorium after Dave Young explained the deal points. But the meeting is still going on as members now ask questions about specific terms.
The Strike is not OFFICIALLY over, but looks good.
Tick-Tock (Continuously Updated): Writer-Mogul Deal Informally OKed By WGA East And West Today; Leaders And Members Will Vote On Ending Strike; Hollywood Back To Work Next Week?
SATURDAY 9:00 PM: I've received word from inside the Shrine Auditorium meeting that the WGA West membership seemed "very positive" about resolving the writers strike as soon as possible and accepting the deal negotiated by the guild leadership with the Hollywood moguls. Also, the WGA leaders wisely decided to ensure that guild members vote within the next 48 hours before the strike can be called off. A writer attendee who just left the confab told me: "There was cheering for everything and standing ovation after standing ovation for all the leadership, especially Patric Verrone and Dave Young. There is no question in my mind that because of the atmosphere in that room this strike will be called off. There is no gearing for a fight. It's over."
WGAW President Patric Verrone announced that there would be a vote of the membership over the next 48 hours on whether or not to lift the strike. Presumably this vote will be done electronically. I'm told that Verrone said specifically that the decision to call off the strike, regardless of the WGA Negotiating Committee's or the WGAW Board's or WGAE Council's recommendation, was to be in the hands of the membership. Pending that outcome, the 10-day ballotting ratification process of the tentative deal would begin. So Hollywood may likely get back to work by Wednesday.
About 25% of the attendees left the auditorium after Dave Young explained the deal points. But the meeting is still going on as members now ask questions about specific terms.
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