Going out this evening to WGA members….
To Our Fellow Members,
For our first joint communication of 2008, we are pleased to report very good news.
This morning, United Artists signed an independent agreement. This company, now co-owned by Paula Wagner and Tom Cruise, has been legendary for its collaborative and cooperative relationships with writers and the talent [...]

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As the Tom Cruise-led UA announces that per the weekend rumor mill, the studio has indeed struck its own accord with the WGA, even more rumors swirl around of additional such agreements.. At which point do they cease being side deals, and become a de facto strike settlement?
Meanwhile, the WGA East released this letter, [...]

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That’s the headline on a story that just went up on MSNBC. If so, NBC’s yanking of the broadcast — which will allow the awards to go on in non-broadcast “live” fashion, like Hollywood award shows in days of yore — may represent the first real “hit” taken by the conglomerate side of the strike [...]

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