Actors urge talks to avert strike
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Stars including George Clooney and Meryl Streep urge the actors' union to start talks in a bid to avert a strike.
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The Golden Globes could  become a forum for celebrities to speak out against the TV  networks and studios if the Hollywood writers strike is not  settled by the January 13 ceremony.
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The union representing Hollywood  directors has agreed to open formal contract talks with major  film and television studios on Saturday in a move seen as a  potential blow to striking screenwriters.
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Hotel workers in Washington, DC, San Francisco and Los Angeles held out the threat of a strike on Sunday, but have told management they will resume contract talks, a DC union official said.
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The Directors Guild of  America has begun casual contract talks with the studios, and  an announcement of formal negotiations appears likely within  the coming week, a step that ensures the writers strike will  persist for some time.
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Talks to avert strike action that would disrupt some of Britain's busiest airports are set to begin.
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Dame Helen Mirren and Dame Judi Dench are among the stars urging the UK government not to cut arts funding.
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The writersâ strike is on the brink of ending in true Hollywood fashion: through connections.
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Hollywood actors says they won't attend the Golden Globe Awards next weekend, in solidarity with striking writers.
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Talks are to be held in an attempt to avert a strike by workers at the UK's busiest airports.
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BREAKING NEWS | Leaders ask guild members to ratify tentative contract deal with studios and bring end to months-old labor clash.
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With Hollywood bracing for a season of possible labor strife, screenwriters and studio executives on Monday opened contract talks expected to hinge in part on how the Internet has altered show business.
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Union leaders will meet British Airways managers for crunch talks in a bid to prevent strikes at airports across the UK.
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LOS ANGELES  Â The union representing Hollywood directors said Friday it will begin contract talks Saturday with studios in a move that could affect the ongoing strike by writers.
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LOS ANGELES  Â Faced with the indefinite suspension of negotiations, the union representing striking Hollywood writers told its members Saturday it would try to deal directly with Hollywood studios and production companies, bypassing the umbrella organization that has been representing them.
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There are signs of progress in talks today to avert a strike at some of Washington's top hotels.
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Bringing a measure of optimism to the bleak Hollywood writers strike saga, the union said Tuesday it would start informal talks with studios, drop some contract demands and give a picket-free blessing to the Grammy Awards.