Striking Screenwriters Dismiss New Proposals
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The screenwriters called the proposals from producers a âa massive rollback,â and called on their members to continue their walkout.
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Hollywood screenwriters and studio executives ended a second day of contract talks on Wednesday with the two sides far apart on major issues but planning to resume negotiations next week.
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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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Leaders of the US Airways pilots&#39; union have rejected the carrier&#39;s latest contract proposal, hampering the airline&#39;s attempt to avoid filing bankruptcy a second time.
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Hit US television series such as Heroes could be threatened by a strike of Hollywood screenwriters.
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With strike jitters running high in Hollywood, screenwriters and studio executives resumed contract talks on Wednesday, nine weeks after the two sides exchanged proposals and retreated to neutral corners.
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The NHL's latest salary-cap proposal to end the seasonlong lockout was rejected yesterday by the players' union, which came back with its own idea: Bring commissioner Gary Bettman to the bargaining table.
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Shareholders of Qwest Communications International have rejected three proposals that would have given them more influence in decisions about executive compensation.
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By SCOTT HARPER  BY SCOTT HARPER  THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT  RICHMOND - The State Water Control Board rejected two major development proposals Wednesday - one on the Peninsula, the other on the Eastern Shore - in decisions cheered by environmentalists and watermen.
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Striking film and television writers on Thursday canceled their own annual awards dinner, saying that no show honoring the best screenplays of 2007 will be held until their labor action has ended.
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The union for striking Hollywood screenwriters said on Tuesday it has decided to spare next month's Grammy Awards from picketing that could dampen the recording industry's highest honors.
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A proposal to claw back bonuses paid to executives under the cloud of an accounting scandal has been rejected by Computer Associates&#39; shareholders.
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Hopes of saving the National Hockey  League season all but vanished Tuesday when players and team  owners rejected proposals to end the labor dispute.
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The AFL-CIO, United Steelworkers, and other leading labor unions have announced their opposition to proposed legislation that would overhaul the U.S. patent system.
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As screenwriters near the start of pivotal labor talks with film studios and TV networks next week, concerns about a possible strike are running high in Hollywood.
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Leaders of US Airways&#39; pilots union late Monday rejected the carrier&#39;s latest contract proposal, a blow to the airline&#39;s attempt to avoid a second bankruptcy filing.
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The Academy Awards presentation is still two months away but the world's top film awards ceremony found itself embroiled on Tuesday in the worst Hollywood labor clash in two decades. The screenwriters union, on strike since November 5 against major mov...