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Dec 13, 2007 5:06 pm US/Pacific
Writers Accuse Studios Of Unfair Labor Practices
LOS ANGELES (AP) ―
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Members of the Writers Guild of America (WGA) rally outside FremantleMedia North America to call attention to conditions for writers working on game shows and so-called reality television programming Dec. 7, 2007 in Los Angeles, Calif.
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Union officials representing striking Hollywood writers said Thursday they have filed an unfair labor practices complaint claiming studios violated federal law by breaking off negotiations.
The Writers Guild of America demands in its statement that the producers alliance return to the bargaining so the six-week strike can be ended and thousands of workers idled by the walkout can return to their jobs.
Negotiations broke off on Dec. 7 when the alliance refused to bargain further unless the union dropped a half-dozen proposals that included the authority to unionize writers on reality shows and animation projects.
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