WGA, AMPTP reset table

October 19, 2007 With results of a WGA strike-authorization vote expected Friday, representatives of the guild and the Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers have agreed to resume their contract talks at 10 a.m. Monday. The WGA West and WGA East have been conducting a vote among their collective 12,000 members, seeking authorization to call a strike against studios and networks any time after their current contract with the AMPTP expires Oct. 31. [...] even if so authorized -- and most believe that's highly likely -- guild leaders would only call a strike if the move is deemed strategically beneficial and an acceptable new collective bargaining agreement is thought to be unachievable without a work stoppage.

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