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Reality Woes Add to Scribe Strike

Studios deny overtime, meal breaks to reality TV writers, guild says

By Rob Quinn,  Newser Staff

Posted Nov 24, 2007 4:15 PM CST

(Newser) – With negotiations in the Hollywood writer's strike coming Monday, a new survey shows that writers for "unscripted" TV are denied overtime pay and meal breaks, the Los Angeles Times reports. Reality TV is a major sticking point in the strike, as studios insist that...   Read full story »

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