Friday, February 01, 2008

The Strike-Day 89

The latest: The Producers Guild of America is not taking sides; Fighting fatigue; Health Care Crisis; Paul Haggis finds a ride on the highway; A new duo of deals; And more chatter about the Directors Guild deal...



PGA stays neutral in the strike culture

Despite troubles, guild focuses on core mission At a time when labor troubles have dominated Hollywood, the Producers Guild of America has gone out of its way to stay neutral.

Strike shows fatigue factor

Are scribes making progress in talks?

A tacit deadline is looming for WGA leaders -- within the next week and possibly within the next few days -- to make progress on the key issues in their informal talks with studio brass or run the risk that the CEOs will end the sessions out of frustration.

Strikers may lose benefits

250 WGA members might lose health care

Haggis, Nozik take Hwy61 to UA

Deal allows films to move forward during strike

Two more interim deals, these with Intermedia and the Film Dept.

Another voice from the WGA: "The DGA deal as it stands today is bad."

Stay Tuned...

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