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MUMBAI:
The Writers Guild of America (WGA) have voted
overwhelmingly in favour of lifting the restraining order
and ending their 100-day strike that began on 5 November.
Three
thousand seven hundred and seventy five writers turned out
in Los Angeles and New York to cast ballots or fax in proxies,
with 92.5 per cent voting in favor of ending the work stoppage.
WGA
West president Patric M. Verrone says, “The strike is
over. Our membership has voted, and writers can go back to
work. This was not a strike we wanted, but one we had to conduct
in order to win jurisdiction and establish appropriate residuals
for writing in new media and on the Internet.
Verrone
adds: "Those advances now give us a foothold in the digital
age. Rather than being shut out of the future of content creation
and delivery, writers will lead the way as TV migrates to
the Internet and platforms for new media are developed.”
WGA
East president Michael Winship says, “The success of
this strike is a significant achievement not only for ourselves
but the entire creative community, now and in the future.
"The
commitment and solidarity of our members made it happen and
have been an inspiration not only to us but the entire organized
labor movement. We will build on that energy and unity to
make our two unions stronger than ever.”
WGA
members will now vote to ratify the tentative three-year contract
with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers.
The
membership ratification vote will be conducted by mail and
also at membership meetings on 25 February, 2008.
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