End to writer’s strike in sight

THE Writers Guild of America moved swiftly last night towards a resolution of its three-month-old strike, with guild leaders deciding to recommend the contract to members and ask them to vote on a quick end to the walkout.

Membership meetings will be held tomorrow in New York and Los Angeles to allow writers to decide whether the strike should be brought to a speedy end.

The union’s negotiating committee also recommended the contract be accepted, and the west branch’s board of directors and the east coast unit’s council agreed. They called for a membership ratification vote, which will be conducted by mail.

By asking writers to vote separately and quickly on whether to lift the guild’s strike order, the union would allow the entertainment industry to return to work immediately.

Approval of the contract and an end to the strike appeared likely last night.