WGA Talks Break Down-Again
Writer’s talks seems to have hit yet another stonewall. This time the Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers is lashing out at the writer’s union. Studio heads blame the latest break-down on the WGA’aa refusal to remove certain demands from the bargaining table.
“We’re disappointed to report that talks between the AMPTP and WGA have broken down yet again,” the studio group said in a statement they issued earlier today. “Quite frankly, we’re puzzled and disheartened by an ongoing WGA negotiating strategy that seems designed to delay or derail talks rather than facilitate an end to this strike. Union negotiators in our industry have successfully concluded 306 major agreements with the AMPTP since its inception in 1982. The WGA organizers sitting across the table from us have never concluded even one industry accord.”
A major sticking point is the WGA demand that all “writers” associated with reality and animation programing be required to join the WGA. This would prevent studios from using reality programing as filler if the writers ever walk out again. Another issue is allowing sympathy strikes to support other guilds like the Screen Actor’s Guild.
Stay tuned. Looks there will be a lot of reality programming in our future.
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December 10th, 2007 at 10:13 am
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December 10th, 2007 at 4:41 pm
I heard that the studios made the offer and then pulled it back almost immediately, in order to issue this press release blaming the writers. But who knows. I wish it would be settled, but support the writers as it seems like they are asking for very small, very reasonable things from their employers.
December 10th, 2007 at 10:28 pm
Margie. Sounds like something they studios would do. I found their whole statement on the matter inflammatory and over the top.