Posted by Dave on 02/10/08 at 03:00:56 pm
Categories: Entertainment Ravings, Labor

Writers Union Backs Deal to End Hollywood Strike:

The governing bodies for the union representing striking Hollywood writers voted Sunday to endorse a tentative contract deal with studios to end their bruising three-month-old labor clash.

AP
The Writers Guild of America
The action came a day after the Writers Guild of America and studios finalized details of a settlement hinging on how much writers should be paid for work distributed over the Internet. The 10,500 film and TV writers who walked off the job Nov. 5 are expected to return to work this week, following a ratification vote by union rank-and-file set for Tuesday.

This is good news. Here are some of the details of the new agreement.

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