Writers Strike Ending?
Posted on | February 11, 2008
A tentative agreement has been approved by the WGA membership.
The action followed Sunday’s unanimous decision by the board and negotiating committee of the Writers Guild of America to bless a tentative contract reached with studios over the weekend. The guild’s 10,500 movie and TV writers are expected to ratify the new three-year agreement within 12 days.
Top show runners, however, were given the green light by the guild to return to work today in their capacity as producers, which means they can hire crews and prepare their series to go before the cameras…
The strike shut down more than 60 shows, idled thousands of production workers and squeezed scores of local businesses that rely heavily upon the entertainment industry for their livelihoods.
News of the approaching end to the work stoppage brought a collective sigh of relief across the region…
The agreement doubles the rate that writers are paid for movie and TV shows sold online, establishes the union’s jurisdiction over programming created for the Internet and for the first time provides payment for entertainment that is streamed on websites.
Back to work, folks! There are a lot of people counting on you.
