Strikes

Judge Denies Motion for Reinstatement of Dues Check-Off; Says Union’s Submission “Lacks Credibility”

November 8, 2007 -- New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg today praised the decision by a Brooklyn Supreme Court justice to deny the Transport Workers Union (TWU) Local 100’s request to have its “dues check-off” privilege restored.    » read more »

11/06/2007 -- NEW YORK, NY-- New Mexico Governor and Democratic Presidential candidate Bill Richardson today released the following statement on the ongoing strike by the Writers Guild of America:

"I support the writers in their strike for a fair deal. New Mexico has taken the lead nationally in offering significant incentives to curb the number of productions leaving the country and to keep United States productions here. As a result, we have become a leader in production volume outside of California and New York. So of course we are watching this situation closely.    » read more »

05 November 2007 -- More than 12,000 U.S. film and television writers are on strike, stalling production of entertainment shows and threatening film production in Hollywood. Mike O'Sullivan reports from Los Angeles, the writers walked out after negotiators failed to reach agreement on key issues.

The first picket lines went up early Monday at New York's Rockefeller Center, home of the National Broadcasting Company. Within hours, picketers appeared outside the production centers of networks and studios at more than a dozen Los Angeles locations, from Disney to Paramount.    » read more »