UA, WGA Deal

The WGA has scored another victory over the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, peeling off another smaller production company using the divide and conquer strategy. Last time it was David Letterman’s Worldwide Pants, this time Tom Cruise’s United Artists.

WGA statement after the jump …


”To Our Fellow Members,

”For our first joint communication of 2008, we are pleased to report very good news. This morning, United Artists signed an independent agreement. This company, now co-owned by Paula Wagner and Tom Cruise, has been legendary for its collaborative and cooperative relationships with writers and the talent community, so it is only fitting that it be the first film studio to make an agreement with us.

”This

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