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Subject: Re: Writers' strike could happen soon
Date: Wed, 03 Oct 2007 19:16:01 -0700
From: "jmsatb5@aol.com" 
Newsgroups: rec.arts.sf.tv.babylon5.moderated

On Oct 2, 5:56 pm, pat...@sonic.net (Patty Winter) wrote:
> I just ran across this item that was posted yesterday on TV Guide's
> website:
>
> http://community.tvguide.com/blog-entry/TVGuide-Editors-Blog/Ausiello...
>
> The gist of it is that people have been assuming that the WGA wouldn't
> walk until the SAG contract expires next spring, but the WGA has just
> asked its members for strike authorization--and their contract expires
> on November 1.
>

Yep, the strike authorization vote went out, sent mine back in today.
For those who want to know what's at stake and why there's going to be
a strike, check out

http://wga.org/subpage_member.aspx?id=2478

jms