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SAG Interim Pacts Don’t Mean Much

SAG Interim Pacts Don’t Mean Much

The cold wind you felt brush against you this week probably came from Hollywood instead of the IRS. After all, what’s worse: The fact that you forgot to pay your taxes and will be going to prison with Wesley Snipes forever or that The Screen Actors Guild started their contract negotiations?

By Dr. Cole Abaius on April 17, 2008 | Comments

WGA Reaches a Tentative Deal to End Strike

WGA Reaches a Tentative Deal to End Strike

Reuters and the NYT are reporting that the strike is over, and that it appears to have worked.

By Neil Miller on February 9, 2008 | Comments

WGA, AMPTP Working on a ‘Tentative Agreement’

WGA, AMPTP Working on a ‘Tentative Agreement’

WGA Leadership sends out a memo…

By Neil Miller on February 6, 2008 | Comments

WGA Strike: The End May Be in Sight

WGA Strike: The End May Be in Sight

Friday and Saturday talks could lead to an end to the WGA strike as soon as next week.

By Maggie Van Ostrand on February 3, 2008 | Comments

Editorial: Why The Writers Will Settle For Less

Editorial: Why The Writers Will Settle For Less

Now that the Directors Guild has a deal, the WGA may be pressed to compromise in order to end the strike.

By Robert Fure on January 21, 2008 | Comments

WGA, AMPTP Go Back to the Negotiating Table

WGA, AMPTP Go Back to the Negotiating Table

Coming, as predicted, on the heels of the Director’s Guild of America’s deal with the AMPTP, the Writer’s Guild of America is heading back to the negotiating table.

By Robert Fure on January 20, 2008 | Comments

Breaking: DGA Reaches Accord with Producers

Breaking: DGA Reaches Accord with Producers

The Director’s Guild of America, who’s contract expires this summer, has reached a tentative agreement with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers.

By Robert Fure on January 17, 2008 | Comments

Tom Hanks Calls Out the AMPTP

Tom Hanks Calls Out the AMPTP

Finally, an A-lister with guts!

By Michelle Graham on January 11, 2008 | Comments

WGA Strike: 15,000 Jobs Later, Still No Deal

WGA Strike: 15,000 Jobs Later, Still No Deal

Last week the WGA and the Studios failed to reach a deal and each left with a sour taste in their mouth.

By Robert Fure on December 15, 2007 | Comments