Striking Hollywood writers will be back at their keyboards Wednesday
after voting overwhelmingly to end a 100-day walkout that essentially
shut down the entertainment industry. More than 92 percent of the
Writers Guild of America members who cast ballots Tuesday in Los
Angeles and New York voted to end their work stoppage over residuals
for writing in the digital age, including new media and the Internet.
The new deal is for three years. “The strike is over. Our membership
has voted, and writers can go back to work,” said Patric Verrone,
president of the WGA’s West chapter.
Michael Winship, president of WGA’s East guild, said, “The success
of this strike is a significant achievement not only for ourselves but
the entire creative community, now and in the future. It is not all
that we hoped for, and it is not all we deserve,” Verrone said when a
tentative deal was announced Saturday. But he added, “This is the best
deal this guild has bargained for in 30 years.”Leslie Moonves, chief
executive officer of CBS Corp., told The Associated Press, “At the end
of the day, everybody won. The vote meant that the Academy Awards
ceremony on February 24 will be the usual scripted gala, the AP
reported. I really look forward to see new episodes of my favourite
shows…
Source: CNN
