HP & DH Movi

[Steve]

---  "P. Alexis Nguyen" <alexisnguyen at ...> wrote:
> ...
> 
> 
> Writers should get their share.  ... I'm about to say 
> something that might sound like I'm anti-strike. :)
> 
> I really think that the current strike is not merely about 
> the changing medium of the Internet but also about changing
> the fundamental payment structure for Hollywood writers, 
> specifically TV, ...  Internet distribution hit it big in 
> 2005 but was around before [relatively] long before that.  
> Why has the WGA decided that now, ..., is a good time to do 
> a big strike?  

bboyminn:

I think they are striking now because now is when their 
existing Union contract is about to expire. That is typically
when Unions negotiate and when they are likely to strike. 

I think once they have a contract in place, except in the most
extreme circumstances it is more or less illegal for them to 
strike. The only time they are allowed to strike is during
contract negotiations.

Does that make sense?

Steve/bboyminn