http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/tom_cruises_united_artists_strikes_deal_with_wga The best and latest movie news, reviews, features and editorials - updated daily Thu, 26 Nov 2009 23:54:51 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/tom_cruises_united_artists_strikes_deal_with_wga#comment-1092 Sceptic Sat, 05 Jan 2008 21:38:45 +0000 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/news/?p=8222#comment-1092 How do all these independent agreements help? U/A can't hire all of the out of work writers. To me it seems to be a way of breaking the union, forcing everyone into independent deals and not into an across the board deal. This does not seem good for the union or it's members, I think they are being sold a bill of goods with these independent agreements. Until the union strikes an accord with all the studios for the same demands, this only gets a handful of writers working. The only reason I can see for U/A to sign is that Cruise has a movie stalled in production that needs some scenes written. If this movie flops, which very well could be the death knell for U/A, no writers working at all for U/A. How do all these independent agreements help? U/A can't hire all of the out of work writers. To me it seems to be a way of breaking the union, forcing everyone into independent deals and not into an across the board deal.
This does not seem good for the union or it's members, I think they are being sold a bill of goods with these independent agreements.
Until the union strikes an accord with all the studios for the same demands, this only gets a handful of writers working.
The only reason I can see for U/A to sign is that Cruise has a movie stalled in production that needs some scenes written. If this movie flops, which very well could be the death knell for U/A, no writers working at all for U/A.

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