All posts in the Labor Category
October 20, 2008: While you were sleeping
October 09, 2008: WGA tells Fremantle to get lost
October 06, 2008: WGA pickets new Tyler Perry studio after controversial firings of four writers
October 02, 2008: SAG negotiators urge board to call a strike vote
October 02, 2008: Studios Reject SAG's Request for New Talks
September 05, 2008: WGA reaffirms support of SAG, claims AMPTP fraud
August 31, 2008: Aaron Sorkin was a member of the "cave first" faction
July 08, 2008: Unity is an AFTRA thought
July 01, 2008: Hollywood CEO on SAG talks: "Don't bother me"
June 30, 2008: DHD publishes part 1 of SAG/AMPTP series
June 25, 2008: SAG seeks contract extension, gets owned by Judge
June 24, 2008: SAG and AMPTP deadlocked with strike in sight
June 15, 2008: Scribes walk off Sony show over labor jurisdiction
April 18, 2008: WGA outs fi-core writers
April 09, 2008: Jeff Zucker says a SAG strike will end Hollywood
April 08, 2008: SAG strike won't kill our Heroes
April 02, 2008: SAG and AFTRA get a divorce
February 19, 2008: 'My Name is Earl' creator spent strike on virtual vacation
February 19, 2008: SAG may still be itching for a fight
February 18, 2008: Who 'won' the strike?
February 18, 2008: Interview with Chip Proser (Adopt a Writer)
February 13, 2008: Yes, it's finally over. Kind of.
February 11, 2008: This strike ain't over yet
February 09, 2008: WGA membership meetings tonight
February 08, 2008: Yep, the strike still isn't over.
February 06, 2008: More blaming the victim from The Movie Blog
February 06, 2008: Pay no attention to the boring labor negotiations
February 05, 2008: Scabs or just inaccurate reporting?
February 05, 2008: No news is good news
February 03, 2008: Variety ratches up the pressure on the WGA, talk about inappropriate actions..
February 03, 2008: News Summary
January 30, 2008: Voices from the strike
January 21, 2008: Uniontown news
January 19, 2008: The DGA deal is a good start
January 18, 2008: WGA signs landmark digital deal
January 18, 2008: The DGA deal is neither here, nor there
January 17, 2008: DGA and AMPTP make deal, will the writers follow?
January 15, 2008: SAG and AFTRA may divorce
January 15, 2008: Two more independent WGA deals
January 12, 2008: 24 hours later, Variety eats it on DGA talks
January 11, 2008: Weinstein's make WGA deal; SAG & DGA Items
January 10, 2008: My thoughts on fi-core
January 10, 2008: Another striking writer hit by car
January 09, 2008: Paramount admits streaming profits at CES
January 07, 2008: On Leno's strike breaking; various items
January 05, 2008: WGA scores *HUGE* independent deal with United Artists!
January 04, 2008: More conglom-friendly spin
January 02, 2008: Hillary Clinton on Letterman tonight
January 01, 2008: Money matters most
January 01, 2008: AMPTP celebrates corporate greed day
December 29, 2007: No Movement in Writers Strike
December 18, 2007: Letterman strikes deal with WGA
December 18, 2007: More media-complicit spin
December 17, 2007: Letterman coming back?
December 13, 2007: SAG Awards gets strike waiver
December 13, 2007: AP strike FAQ is full of nonsense
December 13, 2007: WB Exec: "We know there's not going to be a strike this year, we can handle the Guild."
December 12, 2007: John Campea still doesn't get it
December 12, 2007: Strike debate in L.A. Times
December 11, 2007: New AMPTP adivsor hemoraging union clients
December 10, 2007: If DGA makes an early deal, DGA could find itself left behind
December 10, 2007: Walkouts: AMPTP 2, WGA 0
December 08, 2007: AMPTP breaks off talks. Again.
December 06, 2007: Directors: Friend or Foe?
December 04, 2007: Strike over $50m per year residual increase costing $300 million per month
December 04, 2007: This strike was always about power, not money
December 03, 2007: Digital Streaming Market Valuation Could Top $1.3bn This Year
November 30, 2007: NBC intimiated by "uncertain" new media - makes 3rd investment in 5 weeks
November 30, 2007: AMPTP & WGA 'done deal' rumor doesn't pan out
November 30, 2007: Drudge report on Leno firings inaccurate
November 29, 2007: DNC cancels Democratic CBS debate
November 28, 2007: Negotiations continue
November 26, 2007: The state of things
November 21, 2007: Will the strike cause Idol to blossum, or crash?
November 21, 2007: Picketing on Tuesday - 4000 strong
November 20, 2007: AMPTP agrees not to spin, spins anyway
November 19, 2007: WGA and AMPTP to restart negotiations
November 16, 2007: Worldwide demonstrations to support WGA Nov. 28th
November 16, 2007: Variety and AMPTP spin the news
November 16, 2007: 'Ellen' skips east coast visit over WGAe threats
November 15, 2007: Variety says writers are being mean
November 14, 2007: Back on the Air
November 13, 2007: TV Blogs Go Dark in Solidarity with the Writers Guild of America
November 12, 2007: Can Quarterlife Survive During The Strike?
November 12, 2007: NBC Launches Second Digital TV Service in 3 Weeks, Still Refuses to Pay Writers
November 10, 2007: In L.A., They Kiss Ass With The Best
November 10, 2007: Fox Mass Firings Rumor Quelled
November 10, 2007: Looking For Writers? How Aboot Us, Eh?
November 08, 2007: Ronald D. Moore on NBC: They Weren't Going to Pay Us
November 08, 2007: Strike News Roundup: November 8th
November 07, 2007: Update On The Picketer Struck By Car
November 07, 2007: Michael Eisner Calls Writers' Strike "Stupid", Says They Can't Afford To Pay Writers More -- Time Warner Announces $1 Billion Profit On Huge Summer Box Office
November 07, 2007: Strike News For November 7th, 2007
November 06, 2007: Are Canadian Productions Now Scabs?
November 06, 2007: Seven Shows Are Shut Down
November 06, 2007: Strike News Roundup: November 6th
November 05, 2007: AMPTP President Nick Counter Puts Foot in Mouth
November 05, 2007: Jay Leno Joins The Line; Some Shows May Only Have Five Episodes Left
November 05, 2007: Hollywood Hyphenates Holding The Line
November 05, 2007: Working Writers on the Strike, In Their Own Words.
November 05, 2007: There Was No Way This Strike Wasn't Going To Happen
November 02, 2007: NBC May Cap Heroes at 11 Episodes
November 02, 2007: Strike? Try A Studio Lockout
November 02, 2007: Contract Expires; Was This Strike Inevitable?
November 01, 2007: When It Comes To The Studios, Greed Looms Large
October 31, 2007: 'United Hollywood' Blog Launches
October 30, 2007: Strike News Roundup
October 26, 2007: Former Studio Exec Bashes Studio's Negotiating Tactics; Both Sides Fighting Over Chairs
October 24, 2007: Can You Rewrite a Script in Seven Days? I hear Fox is Hiring
October 24, 2007: WGA Abandones Reality Orginization
October 23, 2007: Different Day, Same Old Crap
October 22, 2007: Feature: Drinking Jesus Juice at Deadline Hollywood
October 20, 2007: Finke Drinks The Studios Cool Aid
October 20, 2007: WGA To Studios: You've Been Served
October 18, 2007: Another Day, Another Studio Sued Over Accounting
October 12, 2007: WGA Steps in it Over Supposed Animation Ban
October 11, 2007: Additional Script Orders May go to Waste
October 10, 2007: CSI:NY Pay Raise Makes Studios Look Like Fools
October 09, 2007: Studios Move Towards Writer Lockout
October 02, 2007: Writers Strike Inches Closer