Directors decide to back new deal
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The Directors Guild of America board  recommends its members approve a new contract deal.
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The head of the Motion Picture  Association of America said on Saturday a recent labor contract  between major studios and film and TV directors offers a  template for deals with striking writers and other guilds.
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Contract negotiations  between Hollywood's directors and studios represent the  industry's best shot at getting back to business as usual, even  as the writers strike enters its 11th week Monday.
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The power to put the entertainment industry back to work was in the hands of writers Tuesday as guild members voted on whether to end their 3-month strike by accepting the terms of a tentative contract.
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The deal contains provisions that will allow it to be superseded by any agreement ultimately reached with the major companies through their bargaining group, the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers.
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Patric M. Verrone, president of the Writers Guild of America West, said the unionâs board voted to approve an interim agreement to let next monthâs N.A.A.C.P. Image Awards proceed with guild writers and without the threat of pickets. At a news conferen...
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Hollywood directors have reached a tentative contract deal with studios after five days of negotiations, the directors union said Thursday. The agreement puts pressure on striking writers to end their walkout that has lasted more than two months and idled work on dozens of TV shows.
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During a negotiating session today in Toronto, NHL owners are expected to turn thumbs-down on last week&#39;s proposal from the NHL Players Association.
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The Directors Guild of America said Thursday it will hold off on contract negotiations with studios for now but could start talks after New Year's Day.
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A tentative Chrysler-U.A.W. agreement appears headed for approval after four union locals voted in favor of it.
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The Hollywood directors' union reached a contract deal with major film and television studios on Thursday, a source familiar with the negotiations said, confirming a report in Daily Variety.
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With rumors flying of an  imminent deal, it's safe to say that Day 3 of the Directors  Guild of America's contract talks with the studios went well  enough for another session to be scheduled for Tuesday.
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The Hollywood directors' union reached a contract deal with major film and TV studios on Thursday in a move likely to renew momentum for settling a 10-week-old writers strike that has crippled the industry and clouded the year-end Oscar season.
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Guardian letter points to success of Labour move as Tories insist they back the policy.
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The longtime partners are expected to announce a new deal that looks likely to cover business services.
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By LAWRENCE LATANE III  Girl Scouts and their leaders opposed to the sale of a beloved waterfront camp last night applauded a county Board of Supervisors proposal to limit development on the property.
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LOS ANGELES  Â Hollywood writers got their first look Saturday at details of a tentative agreement with studios that could put the strike-crippled entertainment industry back to work, an offer the union's East Coast president said he was endorsing.