Writers' union backs deal to end Hollywood strike

WRITERS' UNION BACKS DEAL TO END HOLLYWOOD STRIKE
[SOURCE: Reuters, AUTHOR: Steve Gorman and Kemp Powers]
Union leaders for striking Hollywood writers voted on Sunday to formally endorse a deal with studios to end their bruising three-month-old labor clash, calling an immediate halt to picketing and paving the way for writers to return to work by mid-week. The unanimous approval of the deal by the governing bodies of the Writers Guild of America came a day after the union and studios finalized details of a settlement hinging on how much writers should be paid for work distributed over the Internet. While WGA leaders acknowledged the agreement falls short in some areas, they emphasized it avoided any of the rollbacks initially sought by studios and made key, if modest, gains in the burgeoning arena of new media.
http://www.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idUSN0851358020080210

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