I wasn't planning on posting anything today, but I came across this article on the Hollywood Writers Strike and was angered enough to post it. The studio's are clearly in it for the long hall, and simply believe they can hold out longer than the writers. This piece from the article pretty much sums up the unfair, anti-union bargaining position of the industry.
Friday night, the guild said producers were holding to their $250 offer and demanding that writers give up on proposals including unionization of animation and reality and, "most crucially, any proposal that uses distributor's gross as a basis for residuals." Earlier Friday, in a letter sent to its members and released publicly, the guild said that "highly placed executives" have told some writers that the companies are preparing to abruptly end the talks by accusing the guild of an unwillingness to bargain.
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