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Studios and striking writers to resume negotiations November 26

by wsws (reposted)
Monday, November 19, 2007 :The Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) and the Writers Guild of America (WGA) announced Friday that contract negotiations will resume November 26. Some 12,000 film and television writers have been on strike on the West and East coasts since November 5. The agreement to resume talks followed a decision by AMPTP negotiators to drop their demand that the writers return to work as a precondition for new talks.
A joint company-union statement released on November 16 said: “Leaders of the AMPTP and the WGA have mutually agreed to resume formal negotiations on November 26. No other details or press statements will be issued.”

Friday’s announcement was followed by an email from WGA President Patric Verrone to the WGA membership, commending them for their efforts on the picket lines. “A powerful strike means a short strike,” said Verrone, a phrase that suggests the union hopes a compromise deal may be close.

Since the walk-out began two weeks ago, the writers have received the support of actors, showrunners and other studio workers, many of whom joined the picket lines in Los Angeles and New York.

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However, the studios have not shut down, and, according to the Wall Street Journal, at least one studio, Rupert Murdoch’s Fox, may be benefiting from the strike because one of its most successful shows—“American Idol”—does not use writers and will continue unaffected.

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