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Writers Strike To End, Settlement Reached

By Jeralyn, Section Media
Posted on Sun Feb 10, 2008 at 02:42:16 PM EST
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The Writers' Strike is about to end. The union voted to approve a settlement. Here are the major terms.

The LA Times Strike Zone is here.

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    Writers Strike To End, Settlement Reached | 8 comments (8 topical)

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    so glad for the writers..... (none / 0) (#1)
    by athyrio on Sun Feb 10, 2008 at 02:51:59 PM EST
    they have really suffered thru all of this, and I hope they got what they wanted...

    Right. (none / 0) (#7)
    by sarcastic unnamed one on Sun Feb 10, 2008 at 09:18:08 PM EST
    Together, the East and West Coast guilds represent 12,000 writers, with about 10,000 of those involved in the strike that has cost the Los Angeles area economy alone an estimated $1 billion or more.
    Of that cool $1 Billion, at least 99% of that loss - you know, actual suffering - was borne by non-WGA members. But, hey, I sure hope the WGA got what they wanted too.

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    OK, OK, I admit to messing up the math. (none / 0) (#8)
    by sarcastic unnamed one on Sun Feb 10, 2008 at 09:32:57 PM EST
    The WGA West members made around $1 Billion last year which equals around $250 Million per 3 months.

    So, of the $1 Billion loss over the past 3 months, 3/4 or $750 Million of it was borne by non-WGA members.

    So cool.

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    expect far less attention (none / 0) (#2)
    by Kathy on Sun Feb 10, 2008 at 02:55:32 PM EST
    paid to this election in the coming weeks...

    Does anyone know (none / 0) (#3)
    by TeresaInSnow2 on Sun Feb 10, 2008 at 03:03:07 PM EST
    Who "won"?  as in, who got most of their demands/requests met?

    basically (none / 0) (#4)
    by Kathy on Sun Feb 10, 2008 at 03:13:46 PM EST
    it duplicated what the directors got.  Compromises on both sides, but I'm going to say the writers "won" because at the start of this, they were being told "tough."  That they weren't going to get anything.  One unnamed producer even scoffed at the strike threat by saying, "we're not the ones who are going to lose our houses."

    So, you can see what kind of jerks the writers were having to deal with.

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    Thanks! nt (none / 0) (#5)
    by TeresaInSnow2 on Sun Feb 10, 2008 at 04:50:29 PM EST


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    Too bad (none / 0) (#6)
    by chemoelectric on Sun Feb 10, 2008 at 07:03:10 PM EST
    This is too bad. I was hoping television and movies would just go away and never return.

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