Wednesday, February 27, 2008

WGA Strike Officially Over

I missed this one last night, so here's the dope. The Writer's Guild has overwhelmingly voted to approve the new contract. The Strike is officially over. As has been noted elsewhere, it was certainly not an ideal contract, but the writers made some serious wins and made it clear that organized labor ain't dead yet.

Props to all involved, and I hope everyone is back to work pronto.
Today, it is our pleasure to inform you that members of the Writers Guilds of America, East and West, have voted to ratify the MBA contract with 93.6% approval. With a total of 4,060 votes cast, the tally was 3,802 to 258. These numbers reaffirm the tremendous level of support and commitment our membership has continuously demonstrated over these last few crucial months.

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