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- 2007–08_Writers_Guild_of_America_strike abstract "The 2007–08 Writers Guild of America strike, more commonly referred to as simply the Writers' Strike, was a strike by the Writers Guild of America, East (WGAE) and the Writers Guild of America, West (WGAW). The WGAE and WGAW labor unions represent film, television, and radio writers working in the United States. All 12,000 screenwriters and TV writers in the guild were part of the strike which started on November 5, 2007 and concluded on February 12, 2008.The strike sought increased monetary compensation for the writers in comparison to the profits of the larger studios. It was targeted at the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AoMPTP), a trade organization representing the interests of 397 American film and television producers. The most influential of these are eleven corporations: CBS (headed by Les Moonves), MGM (Harry E. Sloan), NBC Universal (Jeffrey Zucker), The Weinstein Company (Harvey and Bob Weinstein), Lionsgate (Jon Feltheimer), News Corp/Fox (Peter Chernin), Paramount Pictures (Brad Grey), Anchor Bay/Liberty Media/Starz (Chris McGurk), Sony Pictures (Michael Lynton), the Walt Disney Company (Robert Iger), and Warner Bros. (Barry Meyer).Negotiators for the striking writers reached a tentative agreement on February 8, 2008, and the boards of both guilds unanimously approved the deal on February 10, 2008. Striking writers voted on February 12, 2008 on whether to lift the restraining order, with 92.5% voting to end the strike. On February 26, the WGA announced that the contract had been ratified with a 93.6% approval among WGA members. The writers guild later requested a court order seeking that the agreement be honored and implemented.The guilds were on strike for 14 weeks and 2 days (100 days). In contrast, the previous strike in 1988, the longest in the history of the Guild, lasted 21 weeks and 6 days (153 days), costing the American entertainment industry an estimated $500 million in opportunity costs. According to a National Public Radio (NPR) report filed on February 12, 2008, the strike cost the economy of Los Angeles an estimated $1.5 billion. A report from the UCLA Anderson School of Management put the loss at $380 million, while economist Jack Kyser put the loss at $2.1 billion.At the resolution of the strike, the writers achieved a qualified success: they received a new percentage payment on the distributor’s gross for digital distribution, they emerged united, but they lost out on short-term deals.".
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- 2007–08_Writers_Guild_of_America_strike quote "Every issue that matters to writers, including Internet reuse, original writing for new media, DVDs, and jurisdiction, has been ignored. This is completely unacceptable.".
- 2007–08_Writers_Guild_of_America_strike quote "For a writer to give up today's money for a nonexistent piece of the future — they should do it in three years, shouldn't be doing it now — they are misguided; they should not have gone on the strike.".
- 2007–08_Writers_Guild_of_America_strike quote "If they gave us everything we had on the table right now, if they gave us everything we wanted—everything—and they then made a deal with the DGA and matched it, which is what they'll do, and then they made a deal with the Screen Actors Guild and tripled it, which is typically what happens…if they did that—if they gave us everything—on a company-by-company basis they would be giving all of us less than each of their CEOs makes in a year. And in some cases, a lot less.".
- 2007–08_Writers_Guild_of_America_strike quote "The WGA organizers are grasping for straws and have never had a coherent strategy for engaging in serious negotiations. The AMPTP may have different companies with different assets in different businesses, but they are all unified in one common goal – to reach an agreement with writers that positions everyone in our industry for success in a rapidly changing marketplace.".
- 2007–08_Writers_Guild_of_America_strike quote "The negotiations between the AMPTP and the WGA are at an impasse because the WGA has continued to press a series of unreasonable demands that have nothing to do with new media and the real concerns of most working writers.".
- 2007–08_Writers_Guild_of_America_strike quote "The numbers speak for themselves and show that the WGA leadership is totally out of touch with the impact of their foolhardy tactics. Figures don't lie, liars figure.".
- 2007–08_Writers_Guild_of_America_strike quote "They claim there’s no money in the Internet. That’s a shell game.".
- 2007–08_Writers_Guild_of_America_strike quote "This is not over. Nor is it close. Until the moment it is over, it can never be close. Because if we see the finish line we will flag and they are absolutely counting on us to do that. In the room, reason. On the streets, on the net, I say reason is for the 'moderates'. Remember what they've done. Remember what they're trying to take from us. FIGHT. FIGHT. FIGHT.".
- 2007–08_Writers_Guild_of_America_strike quote "We are ready to meet at any time and remain committed to reaching a fair and reasonable deal that keeps the industry working, but the DVD issue is a roadblock to these negotiations.".
- 2007–08_Writers_Guild_of_America_strike source Joss_Whedon.
- 2007–08_Writers_Guild_of_America_strike source "--Actor Robin Williams".
- 2007–08_Writers_Guild_of_America_strike source "AMPTP president Nick Counter".
- 2007–08_Writers_Guild_of_America_strike source "AMPTP spokesman Jesse Hiestand".
- 2007–08_Writers_Guild_of_America_strike source "AMPTP statement: The State of the Strike: Day 47".
- 2007–08_Writers_Guild_of_America_strike source "IATSE president Tom Short".
- 2007–08_Writers_Guild_of_America_strike source "Michael Eisner, new-media executive".
- 2007–08_Writers_Guild_of_America_strike source "WGA Negotiating Committee".
- 2007–08_Writers_Guild_of_America_strike source "WGAW president Patric Verrone".
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- 2007–08_Writers_Guild_of_America_strike subject Category:2007_in_American_television.
- 2007–08_Writers_Guild_of_America_strike subject Category:2007_in_film.
- 2007–08_Writers_Guild_of_America_strike subject Category:2007_labor_disputes_and_strikes.
- 2007–08_Writers_Guild_of_America_strike subject Category:2008_in_American_television.
- 2007–08_Writers_Guild_of_America_strike subject Category:2008_in_film.
- 2007–08_Writers_Guild_of_America_strike subject Category:2008_labor_disputes_and_strikes.
- 2007–08_Writers_Guild_of_America_strike subject Category:Cinema_of_the_United_States.
- 2007–08_Writers_Guild_of_America_strike subject Category:Entertainment_industry_strikes.
- 2007–08_Writers_Guild_of_America_strike subject Category:Labor_disputes_in_the_United_States.
- 2007–08_Writers_Guild_of_America_strike subject Category:Television_in_the_United_States.
- 2007–08_Writers_Guild_of_America_strike subject Category:Writers_Guild_of_America.
- 2007–08_Writers_Guild_of_America_strike comment "The 2007–08 Writers Guild of America strike, more commonly referred to as simply the Writers' Strike, was a strike by the Writers Guild of America, East (WGAE) and the Writers Guild of America, West (WGAW). The WGAE and WGAW labor unions represent film, television, and radio writers working in the United States.".
- 2007–08_Writers_Guild_of_America_strike label "2007–08 Writers Guild of America strike".
- 2007–08_Writers_Guild_of_America_strike label "2007年-2008年全米脚本家組合ストライキ".
- 2007–08_Writers_Guild_of_America_strike label "2007年-2008年美国编剧协会大罢工".
- 2007–08_Writers_Guild_of_America_strike label "Greve dos roteiristas dos Estados Unidos de 2007-2008".
- 2007–08_Writers_Guild_of_America_strike label "Grève de la Writers Guild of America".
- 2007–08_Writers_Guild_of_America_strike label "Huelga de guionistas en Hollywood de 2007-2008".
- 2007–08_Writers_Guild_of_America_strike label "Sciopero degli sceneggiatori (2007-2008)".
- 2007–08_Writers_Guild_of_America_strike label "Strajk scenarzystów w Stanach Zjednoczonych".
- 2007–08_Writers_Guild_of_America_strike label "Забастовка Гильдии сценаристов США".
- 2007–08_Writers_Guild_of_America_strike label "إضراب نقابة الكتاب الأمريكية 2007".
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- 2007–08_Writers_Guild_of_America_strike sameAs Huelga_de_guionistas_en_Hollywood_de_2007-2008.
- 2007–08_Writers_Guild_of_America_strike sameAs Grève_de_la_Writers_Guild_of_America.
- 2007–08_Writers_Guild_of_America_strike sameAs Sciopero_degli_sceneggiatori_(2007-2008).
- 2007–08_Writers_Guild_of_America_strike sameAs 2007年-2008年全米脚本家組合ストライキ.
- 2007–08_Writers_Guild_of_America_strike sameAs 2007~2008년_미국_작가노조_파업.
- 2007–08_Writers_Guild_of_America_strike sameAs Strajk_scenarzystów_w_Stanach_Zjednoczonych.
- 2007–08_Writers_Guild_of_America_strike sameAs Greve_dos_roteiristas_dos_Estados_Unidos_de_2007-2008.
- 2007–08_Writers_Guild_of_America_strike sameAs Q1046794.
- 2007–08_Writers_Guild_of_America_strike sameAs Q1046794.
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- 2007–08_Writers_Guild_of_America_strike depiction Writers_raise_signs_at_wga_rally.jpg.
- 2007–08_Writers_Guild_of_America_strike homepage www.wga.org.