Sunday, February 03, 2008

The Strike-Day 91



The latest:

Breakthrough in WGA talks...

Sides closing in on tentative deal Talks between WGA leaders and top studio execs on Friday and Saturday have been productive enough to generate some cautious optimism that a settlement to the strike may soon be within reach.


...Insiders said there was enough progress being made to raise the prospect of WGA leaders bringing a contract proposal directly to the boards of the WGA West and WGA East, possibly bypassing the resumption of formal bargaining between the WGA and Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers. Sources indicated the informal talks had progressed to the point where draft language of a tentative deal was being drawn up and exchanged by lawyers and reps for both sides.

WGA's 17-member negotiating committee and the WGA West's board are already skedded to hold separate meetings on Monday, at noon and 3 p.m., respectively

Neither WGA or AMPTP reps would comment on the status of talks in accordance with the news blackout both camps have agreed to...


LA Radio Reporting Writers Strike Deal

Can this really be the begining of the end...?

Stay Tuned...

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