WGA Ratifies New MBA Contract Overwhelmingly
While, yes, for all intents and purposes the WGA strike was over, there was the final formality of the ratifying voteby the guilds. The strike beards have all been shaved. Yesterday, however, the Writers Guilds of America, East and West ended the strike officially by ratifying the new contract with 93.6% of the vote(4,060 votes cast; 3,802 to 258). From the press release:
”’The 2008 Minimum Basic Agreement is groundbreaking on many levels,’ said Michael Winship, president of the WGAE.
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