Return of the Writers: WGA Strikes Back

Published: October 21, 2007, 7:02 am

Tags: wga, writers guild of america, writers strike, writersguildofamerica

Filed under: Scripts & Screenwriting, Newsstand, PoliticsMembers of the Writers Guild of America overwhelmingly backed a strike authorization on Friday evening, with over 90% of members voting in favor of a strike authorization, according to Variety. Nearly half of WGA members voted, with 5,507 ballots cast. Although the vote comes on the heels of the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP), which has been locking horns with the WGA in ongoing negotiations, pulling off the table the controversial "residuals revamp" proposal that would have denied residuals to writers until producers have cleared expenses, the WGA actually asked members to vote in favor of backing a strike back on October 1. The WGA is not without controversy; Variety notes that AMPTP president Nick Counter has noted irregularities with the balloting, including allegations that the WGA had contacted members who had not yet voted with reminder letters.Counter had said after the AMPTP pulled the

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