by David Dayen [courtesy of Calitics - Front Page]

by Brian Leubitz [courtesy of Calitics - Front Page]

It appears Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert will be following the precendent of Carson Daly and going back to work. With or without their writers. Not sure if they are pleased about it, though.

"The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" and "The Colbert Report" will resume production on Jan. 7 without their striking writers, the Comedy Central network announced Thursday.

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by David Dayen [courtesy of Calitics - Front Page]

Things are moving on a variety of fronts in the WGA strike.  While the AMPTP stalls and makes baseless charges, the Guild is trying some novel approaches.  Not only have they filed an unfair labor practices charge against the AMPTP for walking away from a good-faith negotiation, they are challenging the very idea of bargaining with a cartel like the AMPTP itself.

Confronted with a logjam in its contract talks with the studios, the Writers Guild of America is trying a new tack: Divide and conquer.

by Brian Leubitz [courtesy of Calitics - Front Page]

 

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by David Dayen [courtesy of Calitics - Front Page]

The Writers Guild of America took to the streets today, beginning what promises to be a long strike in one of the largest industries in California.  I couldn't be more in support of the people who are the lifeblood of Hollywood, the creative personnel that are the engine of the last vibrant manufacturing industry in America.  Unfortunately, I'm getting the sense that their leadership is falling back on an old union strategy of securing benefits for their existing membership rather than allowing their membership to grow, and this will have disastrous consequences for the future of the labor movement.