The two recent strikes?

Question

I need to know where they happened, what they were about, why they started, and how they were or are currently being resolved. Thanks.

Answer 1

The 2007 Writers Guild of America strike is a strike by the Writers Guild of America, East (WGAE) and the Writers Guild of America, West (WGAW) that started on November 5, 2007. The WGAE and WGAW are two labor unions that represent film, television and radio writers working in the United States.

The strike is against the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP), a trade organization that represents the interests of American film and television producers. Over 12,000 writers are affected by the strike

The Writers Guild has indicated their industrial action would be a "marathon." AMPTP negotiator Nick Counter has indicated that negotiations would not resume as long as strike action continues, stating, "We're not going to negotiate with a gun to our heads—that's just stupid."

After a three-week period of no negotiations between the parties, talks resumed on November 26, 2007 at an undisclosed location. As of November 28, talks are still in progress. The media blackout that began on November 26, 2007 was ended by the WGA due to the rollback offered by the AMPTP and the press releases released on their company websites on November 29, 2007.

The last such strike was the 1988 Writers Guild of America strike; it lasted 22 weeks, costing the American entertainment industry an estimated 500 million dollars.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_Writers_Guild_of_America_strike

Tyson food strike comes to mind also.