Major Progress in Writers' Strike Talks
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After weeks of stalled talks, negotiators in the entertainment writers' strike have suddenly made "substantial progress" in their discussions, people with knowledge of the talks said yesterday, raising hopes in Hollywood that a settlement could come as early as this week.
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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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The Hollywood directors' union  reached a contract deal with major film and television studios  on Thursday -- a move likely to turn up pressure to settle a  10-week-old strike by 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 now 3-month-old Hollywood writers strike could enter its final chapter Saturday when guild members gather in Los Angeles and New York to consider a proposed contract.
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The Hollywood directors' union reached a contract deal with major film and television studios on Thursday, Daily Variety reported, in a move that could hasten the settlement of a 10-week-old screenwriters' strike.
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Striking Hollywood writers could begin informal talks with studio chiefs as early as next week in an effort to end a two-month walkout that has hobbled the entertainment industry, according to a person familiar with the bargaining strategy of the writers union.
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Negotiators from General Motors Corp and the United Auto Workers union on Saturday were making substantial progress on several of the teams established to pore over the contract details, a person familiar with the talks said.
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Film and television writers voted on Tuesday to lift their 14-week-old strike against the major studios and return to work the next day, formally ending the worst labor clash to hit Hollywood in 20 years.
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Negotiations between General Motors Corp  and the United Auto Workers union were making progress on Friday, UAW President Ron Gettelfinger said, adding that the union wanted to see faster progress and a resolution without a disruptive strike.
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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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Hollywood studios and striking writers reach a breakthrough in contract talks, which could lead to a tentative deal as early as next week.
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Hollywood's striking writers have made a key breakthrough in contract talks with film and television studios, leading to what could be a deal between the two parties by the end of next week, The New York Times reported on Saturday.
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With a federal mediator  joining the Writers Guild of America's film and TV contract  negotiations for the first time in 19 years Tuesday, Hollywood  is holding its collective breath that the move will actually  prove meaningful.
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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.
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Hollywood edged closer to possible labor unrest on Friday after film and TV writers overwhelmingly authorized their union to call a strike if no contract deal is reached with the studios by month's end.