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	WRITERS REJECT PRODUCERS' 'FINAL' OFFER Jun 3 2004
	Portents of a possible strike by Hollywood writers loomed Wednesday as the Writers Guild of (more)
	NO STRIKE FOR NOW, SAYS WGA PRESIDENT May 7 2004
	Despite the Writers Guild of America's rejection of contract proposals put forth by film and (more)
	WRITERS MAY BE HEADING FOR A STRIKE May 6 2004
	The possibility of a writers strike loomed larger Wednesday as the Writers Guild of America (more)

PRODUCERS SENSE WRITERS STRIKE
Tuesday, November 28 2006

Appearing to foreshadow a tough year ahead for labor relations in Hollywood, the head of the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) said Monday that he had been "rebuked" by the Writers Guild of America, West after he proposed early contract negotiations. J. Nicholas Counter told today's (Tuesday) Los Angeles Times that he had offered to begin negotiations in January, but that his proposal had been rejected by WGA Executive Director David Young, who proposed that the talks begin in September. The writers' contract expires on Oct. 31. Counter told today's (Tuesday) Los Angeles Times that the refusal raises the possibility of a strike and he suggested that it may cause the studios to accelerate production of films and stockpile scripts.

STUDIOS PREPARE FOR A STRIKE -- TWO YEARS FROM NOW
Monday, November 14 2005

Given the tougher positions being taken by the newly elected heads of the Screen Actors Guild and the Writers Guild of America, Hollywood is already drafting preparations for a possible strike when current contracts expire about two years from now, the Los Angeles Times reported Saturday. J. Nicholas Counter III of the Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers, who negotiates for the studios, told the newspaper, "The truth is we have no choice but (more)

WRITERS GUILD LEADERS LOOKING FOR UNITED FRONT WITH DIRECTORS, ACTORS
Thursday, August 26 2004
Leaders of the Writers Guild told their membership Wednesday that they had not asked for a strike vote because at the present time it "would only erode our credibility, since striking right now is so clearly not in our interest." The letter was sent one day after the Directors Guild began its own negotiations with producers, and it implied that negotiators for the writers were planning to present a united front with "our sister guilds" (more)