As the strike winds down, what’s next?

February 08th, 2008 | Category: WGA Strike

Depending on who you want to listen to, or believe, the end of the writers’ strike is a done deal. Michael Eisner, former Disney CEO and current CNBC host, thinks “it’s by,” as he told the network’s Fast Money show. Nikki Finke, in her usual subtle way, takes pains to debunk Eisner’s expertise on the matter, saying that “Eisner hasn’t mattered since 2004-2005 when he was kicked to the curb by Disney and its shareholders.”

Still, Finke does give a timeline of how she’s been

informed the next few days will go; tomorrow seems to be the crucial day, as the WGA membership on both coasts will have “informational meetings” before the governing boards of each coast’s guild decides whether to put the tentative deal up for a vote. whether the informational meetings go well, the union bigwigs may shout off the strike before the vote, anticipating the deal will win with the rank-and-file.

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