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To: The Freep who wrote (96680)	4/19/2001 11:21:38 PM
From: JRI	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 436258

Its the combination of things that's a killer, not just the strike... With the economic problems ahead, i doubt the studios are in a big mood to give fat concessions.....the concessions will have to come from the writers/actors side...the strike will go on a little while before they reach a compromise...and yes, it will contribute to the pain...Btw- my step-brother is a comedy writer and he is not confident of a quick resolution...he's been thru 2 strikes before.. Not being negative, just a realist...has to be the worst summers out there in over a decade....at least..

To: The Freep who wrote (96680)	4/20/2001 8:06:32 AM
From: JRI	Respond to of 436258

Not trying to be depressing, but.... Talks Continue in Bid to Attempt Screenwriters' Strike - (ABCNews.com) LOS ANGELES (AP) - Prolonged strikes by Hollywood writers and actors would cost the local economy nearly $6.9 billion and push the region into an economic slowdown, according to a study commissioned by Mayor Richard Riordan. ``Make no mistake about it, a prolonged strike would plunge our city and county into recession,'' Riordan said Thursday. Riordan said he commissioned the study to measure the economic impact of a walkout by the Writers Guild of America and the American Federation of Television & Radio Artists (news - web sites). About 130,000 jobs could be lost, the study found, if both strikes occur and last several months. Unemployment in the city would then jump from 4.8 percent to 6.9 percent. Riordan said the study should force the unions and producers to sacrifice some of their own interests in favor of the common good. The report was compiled by the Milken Institute, an economic think tank, and Sebago Associates Inc., an economic and public policy consulting firm. The mayor has said previously that Los Angeles can expect strikes to cost jobs both inside and outside the entertainment industry. Police, fire, sanitation and other city services could also face tax revenue shortfalls as a result, he said. Contracts covering TV and movie writers expire May 1, and representatives of the Writers Guild of America and the Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers resumed negotiations on Tuesday after breaking off talks in March. Contracts expire June 30 for both the Screen Actors Guild (news - web sites) and the American Federation of Television & Radio Artists, whose members are closely following the writers talks. The WGA is asking for more money for writers when programs are rebroadcast domestically and in foreign markets, and when shows are distributed on video, DVD and the Internet. The actors' unions, which cover 135,000 performers, have not yet made their contract demands public.