[B5JMS] WGA/AMPTP talks break off

[b5jms at mail.fsl.cs.sunysb.edu]

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From: patty1 at sonic.net (Patty Winter)
Date: 01 Nov 2007 04:04:21 GMT
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WGA has called a meeting for tomorrow night. You can read each
organization's version of what's happening at www.wga.org and
www.amptp.org. They both agree that they're sticking on the
subject of DVD payments, but they disagree (not unexpectedly)
on whose fault it is that negotiations have broken down.


Patty




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From: "Vorlonagent" <nojtspam at otfresno.com>
Date: Thu, 1 Nov 2007 22:29:56 -0700
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"Patty Winter" <patty1 at sonic.net> wrote in message 
news:47295045$0$14132$742ec2ed at news.sonic.net...
> WGA has called a meeting for tomorrow night. You can read each
> organization's version of what's happening at www.wga.org and
> www.amptp.org. They both agree that they're sticking on the
> subject of DVD payments, but they disagree (not unexpectedly)
> on whose fault it is that negotiations have broken down.

Its interesting.  The amptp areclaiming that they were promised that 
internet stuff, even DVD payments were offlimits yet these are the the heart 
of the writer's grievances according to my writer friends.

Go WGA!


-- 
John Trauger,
Vorlonagent

"Methane martini.
Shaken, not stirred." 



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From: "David E. Powell" <David_Powell3006 at msn.com>
Date: Thu, 01 Nov 2007 22:32:42 -0700
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On Nov 2, 1:29 am, "Vorlonagent" <nojts... at otfresno.com> wrote:
> "Patty Winter" <pat... at sonic.net> wrote in message
>
> news:47295045$0$14132$742ec2ed at news.sonic.net...
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> > WGA has called a meeting for tomorrow night. You can read each
> > organization's version of what's happening atwww.wga.organd
> >www.amptp.org. They both agree that they're sticking on the
> > subject of DVD payments, but they disagree (not unexpectedly)
> > on whose fault it is that negotiations have broken down.
>
> Its interesting.  The amptp areclaiming that they were promised that
> internet stuff, even DVD payments were offlimits yet these are the the heart
> of the writer's grievances according to my writer friends.
>
> Go WGA!

Strike's on.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21570821/

Hopefully it's short. There should be cash to go around to give the
writers a boost.

> John Trauger,
> Vorlonagent
>
> "Methane martini.
> Shaken, not stirred."




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From: "jmsatb5 at aol.com" <jmsatb5 at aol.com>
Date: Thu, 01 Nov 2007 23:28:44 -0700
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On Nov 1, 10:32 pm, "David E. Powell" <David_Powell3... at msn.com>
wrote:
> On Nov 2, 1:29 am, "Vorlonagent" <nojts... at otfresno.com> >
> Strike's on.
>
> http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21570821/
>
> Hopefully it's short. There should be cash to go around to give the
> writers a boost.
>

In order to have any real impact, the strike will have to be at least
as long as the '88 strike, which lasted six months.

jms



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From: Kay Shapero <kay at kayshapero.net>
Date: Fri, 2 Nov 2007 20:18:04 -0700
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In article <1193984924.964670.205540 at i38g2000prf.googlegroups.com>, 
jmsatb5 at aol.com says...
> On Nov 1, 10:32 pm, "David E. Powell" <David_Powell3... at msn.com>
> wrote:
> > On Nov 2, 1:29 am, "Vorlonagent" <nojts... at otfresno.com> >
> > Strike's on.
> >
> > http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21570821/
> >
> > Hopefully it's short. There should be cash to go around to give the
> > writers a boost.
> >
> 
> In order to have any real impact, the strike will have to be at least
> as long as the '88 strike, which lasted six months.
> 
> jms
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> 
What I'm wondering about is what do writer/producers do?  Can they still 
produce even after covering the typewriter for the duration, or do they 
drop everything?
-- 
Kay Shapero
http://www.kayshapero.net
Address munged - to email use kay at the domain of my website, above.



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From: "jmsatb5 at aol.com" <jmsatb5 at aol.com>
Date: Sat, 03 Nov 2007 23:01:08 -0700
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On Nov 2, 8:18 pm, Kay Shapero <k... at kayshapero.net> wrote:
> In article <1193984924.964670.205... at i38g2000prf.googlegroups.com>,

> What I'm wondering about is what do writer/producers do?  Can they still
> produce even after covering the typewriter for the duration, or do they
> drop everything?

You can produce what's written, and make minor changes for purposes of
production (usually called A through H changes) meaning changing a
bedroom set to a living room set, that sort of thing, but no story
changes or dialogue changes unrelated to production.

jms