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Agreements & Contracts
 Websites presented in alphabetical order Business News: The Strike Zone: The Latest News, Blogs & Photos on the WGA Strike 
 Collection of news articles and analysis about the 2007 strike by the Writers Guild of America (WGA). Features a description of the contested issues (such as about "residuals for shows and movies streamed over the Web and on cellphones"), a FAQ, and a blog. Also includes a table showing the status of television programming if the strike persists, and material about 1988 and 2001 writer strikes. Registration (free) required. From the Los Angeles Times. http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-writersguild-sg,1,6674562.storygallery?coll=la-home-center&ctrack=1&cset=true Topics: Film, Movies, & Video, Labor, Writing Last updated Dec 5, 2007 Federal Labor Relations Authority
"The Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA) is an independent agency responsible for administering the labor-management relations program for 1.9 million Federal employees world-wide." Features information about the Office of General Counsel, the Federal Service Impasses Panel, and the Foreign Service Labor Relations Board. Includes FLRA and court decisions, statutes, regulations, news, and information about alternative dispute resolution (ADR). Searchable. http://www.flra.gov/ Topics: Federal (U.S.) Government, Judicial Process, Labor Last updated Oct 1, 2003 Labor Contracts Database
A collection of hundreds of "cataloged and digitized complete text of union contracts" from the United States and Canada. Browsable by state, union, and represented occupations. Not searchable. Maintained by librarian Terence K. Huwe of the Institute for Research on Labor and Employment Library, University of California, Berkeley. http://www.irle.berkeley.edu/library/index.php?page=3 Topics: Labor Last updated Apr 14, 2007 New York State: Labor Relations History & Background
Collection of material about labor unions and the state of New York. In addition to an overview of the negotiation process, find information about bargaining units, workforce demographics, and the 1967 Taylor Law, which is "a labor relations statute covering most public employees in New York State -- whether employed by the State, or by ... cities." From the New York State Governor's Office of Employee Relations (GOER). http://www.goer.state.ny.us/cna/lrhistory/ Topics: Labor, Law by Place (U.S. States & non-U.S.) Last updated Dec 21, 2005 Virtual Jamestown
"The Virtual Jamestown Archive is a digital research, teaching and learning project that explores the legacies of the Jamestown settlement and 'the Virginia experiment.'" Includes maps, labor contracts, public records, first hand accounts and letters, and a reference center featuring a timeline and biographies (including Pocahontas, Captain John Smith, and Chief Powhatan). A collaboration between Virginia Tech, the University of Virginia, and the Virginia Center for Digital History. http://www.virtualjamestown.org/ Topics: Correspondence, Labor, U.S. History By Place, United States History Last updated Feb 1, 2006 Writers Guild of America: Contract 2007
Background and news about the 2007 negotiation for a new contract for television and movie writers and the strike arising from the negotiations. Includes a list of writer proposals, producer proposals, a narrative about the negotiations (including about writer demands "to win contractual residuals that grant ... compensation for the reuse of ... work"), strike rules, a list of picketing locations, and related material. From the Writers Guild of America, West (WGA). http://www.wga.org/subpage_member.aspx?id=2204 Topics: Film, Movies, & Video, Labor, Writing Last updated Nov 5, 2007 |
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