Was This Strike Necessary?

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The Writers Guild claims it withdrew its proposal on DVD residuals yesterday, but claims the Alliance of film and TV producers still made unfair demands.  After the walk-out began in New York this morning, the Alliance says it tried to “stop the clock” to resume negotiations but claims that the writers refused. 

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Credits

Guests:

  • Rebecca Winters Keegan - The Hollywood Reporter
  • Jonathan Handel - contributing writer at Puck News and an entertainment labor lawyer - @jhandel
  • Paul Levinson - Chairman of Communication and Media Studies, Fordham University
  • Brian Walton - Former Executive Director of the Writers Guild of America, currently teaches Law and Practice at Loyola Law School

Host:

Warren Olney

Producers:

Karen Radziner, Frances Anderton