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Oct 19, 2007 10:58 pm US/Pacific

Writers Guild Of America Votes To Authorize Strike

LOS ANGELES (AP) ― The union for Hollywood's film and television writers has been granted permission to call a strike anytime after their contract expires at the end of the month.

The union says more than 5,000 members of the Writers Guild of America cast ballots, with 90 percent voting in favor of authorizing the strike.

In a statement, Writers Guild President Patric Verrone said "Writers do not want to strike, but they are resolute and prepared to take strong, united action to defend our interests."

A key issue dividing producers and writers, as well as actors, whose contract expires next June, is compensation for DVD sales and productions that get distributed on the Internet or in other new media formats.

The writers' current three-year labor contract expires October 31st.

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