Οριστικό Τέλος στην Απεργία των Σεναριογράφων

Συντάκτης:DarkChild

Οριστικό τέλος έλαβε η απεργία των σεναριογράφων, που ταλάνισε το Χόλυγουντ για περίπου τρείς μήνες, αφού τα μέλη του Writers Guild of America (WGA) αποφάσισαν υπέρ του τερματισμού της απεργίας(με ποσοστό 92.5%) και επήλθε συμφωνία με το Alliance of Motion Pictures and Television Producers (AMPTP). 'Ετσι λοιπόν, όλα τα στούντιο θα μπορέσουν να συνεχίσουν όλα τα πρότζεκτ τους κανονικά, χωρίς περαιτέρω προβλήματα. Επίσης σημαντικό είναι ότι το τέλος της απεργίας σημαίνει ότι τα φετινά Όσκαρ θα διεξαχθούν κανονικά και δεν θα ματαιωθούν, όπως οι Χρυσές Σφαίρες.

Ακολουθεί η ανακοίνωση του WGA:

"The strike is over. Our membership has voted, and writers can go back to work," said Patric M. Verrone, president of the Writers Guild of America, West. "This was not a strike we wanted, but one we had to conduct in order to win jurisdiction and establish appropriate residuals for writing in new media and on the Internet. Those advances now give us a foothold in the digital age. Rather than being shut out of the future of content creation and delivery, writers will lead the way as TV migrates to the Internet and platforms for new media are developed."

The success of this strike is a significant achievement not only for ourselves but the entire creative community, now and in the future," said Michael Winship, president of the Writers Guild of America, East. "The commitment and solidarity of our members made it happen and have been an inspiration not only to us but the entire organized labor movement. We will build on that energy and unity to make our two unions stronger than ever."

Ανακόινωση εξέδωσε και το AMPTP:

"This is a day of relief and optimism for everyone in the entertainment industry. We can now all get back to work, with the assurance that we have concluded two groundbreaking labor agreements -- with our directors and our writers -- that establish a partnership through which our business can grow and prosper in the new digital age. The strike has been extraordinarily difficult for all of us, but the hardest hit of all have been the many thousands of businesses, workers and families that are economically dependent on our industry. We hope now to focus our collective efforts on what this industry does best – writers, directors, actors, production crews, and entertainment companies working together to deliver great content to our worldwide audiences."