Hollywood Unions Turf Battle Reaches Boiling Point.
When it comes to labor brotherhood in Hollywood, neither the guild representing writers nor the union for blue-collar entertainment workers is sticking to the script. A public spat between two powerful unions, IATSE and Writers Guild of America, reached its boiling point last week after verbal jousting by both sides. Major Hollywood studios are bracing for a possible strike as the uncertainty of the situation continues.
See "Hollywood Unions Turf Battle Reaches Boiling Point.", Richard Verrier, Los Angeles Times, April 6, 2006