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Spotted: T & A On The Picket Line (Read More If You Want To See All Of Her!)

Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 11.05.2007 | Media

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Spotted at 30 Rock: The hottest T&A duo ever to strut its hallowed halls, aka Tina Fey and Amy Poehler, standing in solidarity against The Man with a ...

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Extended WGA Strike Would Save Networks On Pilot Season Costs

Los Angeles Times | Meg James | Posted 11.05.2007 | Business

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The nation's major television networks say they are prepared to withstand a strike by the Writers Guild of America lasting three to four months. Some ...

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What Were Residuals, Daddy?

Chris Kelly | Posted 11.05.2007 | Entertainment

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A residual isn't a handout or an allowance or Paris Hilton's trust fund. It's not a perk. It's okay if you didn't know that. It's in the best interests of a lot of fairly large corporations that you don't.

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The Placement of a Story

Jon Robin Baitz | Posted 11.04.2007 | Entertainment

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I am saddened by the tone of derision present in so many comments on the prominent placement of the Writers Guild Strike story. It reflects a contempt that I think would not be present if the authors actually were truly well-informed about the implications at hand.

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Just Another Opinion on the Strike from Another WGA Member

Ian Gurvitz | Posted 11.03.2007 | Entertainment

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I've been around writers for 20 years. We're not greedy people. We have agents for that. Yet, if it comes to a strike, we'll strike. And we'll be united, somewhere between brothers and sisters in arms, and the coalition of the selfish.

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Strike Me In

Jon Robin Baitz | Posted 11.02.2007 | Entertainment

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The fact is, this fight is very much about the future of our relationship to giant corporations. As individuals, as artists, as workers, as citizens. It is a fight for the value of work itself in a changing world.

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Keep the Strike in Perspective

Larry Gelbart | Posted 11.02.2007 | Entertainment

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It has been suggested by some that what seems like the inexorable writers' strike is akin to the present war in Iraq. That is a glib distortion; one which completely misstates the present impasse.

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My Strike Diary

John Ridley | Posted 11.02.2007 | Entertainment

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Though my union, the WGA is trying to annex the Internet, I believe I will still be able to send communiqués to you from the trenches once the shock and awe of writers at war begins.

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Until Victory: Solidarity Forever.

Jack Hipp | Posted 11.01.2007 | Entertainment

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As a labor supporter and TV enthusiast who does not live in Hollywood, I wondered what I could do to show my support for the writers' strike; and then it hit me. Until the strike is resolved, I make this pledge...

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Let's Hope the Writers Get a Good Contract

Alec Baldwin | Posted 10.30.2007 | Entertainment

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As an actor who has worked in film and television since 1980, I have always been pretty clear about the fact that we are nowhere without the writers in our industry.

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Hollywood Moguls May Actually Welcome WGA Strike In Light Of Poor TV Season

Deadline Hollywood Daily | Nikki Finke | Posted 10.22.2007 | Media

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Before the writers and producers get back to the bargaining table Monday, I'd like to share with you my reporting about what the Hollywood moguls are ...

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WGA Authorized To Strike ... As Expected

Deadline Hollywood Daily | Nikki Finke | Posted 10.19.2007 | Business

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That's what members in the know are telling me. But the vote totals won't be officially announced until Friday at 3 pm. Here's some timing news, accor...

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Hiring Freeze On Writers Begins Early As Strike Looms

Variety | Dave Mcnary | Posted 10.10.2007 | Entertainment

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With a November WGA strike becoming a more distinct possibility, studios have started putting the hiring squeeze on scribes. "We're not financing the...

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