Hollywood's Writers' Strike

[LSPoorEeyorick]

Alas, E!'s writers are non-union.

[Ghoulish Delight]

Originally Posted by LSPoorEeyorick

Alas, E!'s writers are non-union.

They will likely benefit indirectly from any advances the union makes with its contract. In most industries that employ both union and non-union, eventually non-union compensation at least someone mimics union compensation because the employers do need to keep their pay competitive.

[lashbear]

Eisner's got his own point of view on the strike:

Originally Posted by RottenTomatoes Website

Ex-Disney CEO, Michael Eisner, blasted the WGA strike at the Dow Jones/Nielsen Media and Money conference yesterday. According to an article in The Hollywood Reporter, the former studio head quipped, "For a writer to give up today's money for a nonexistent piece of the future -- they should do it in three years, shouldn't be doing it now -- they are misguided they should not have gone on the strike. I've seen stupid strikes, I've seen less stupid strikes, and this strike is just a stupid strike." He also suggested that the writers weren't placing blame on all responsible parties -- such as Apple -- saying that, "The only real winner here is Steve Jobs. They should be striking up at Cupertino or wherever he is."

[Kevy Baby]

Originally Posted by lashbear

Eisner's got his own point of view on the strike:

What a freakin' idiot!