In labor news, a tentative deal has been reached between striking writers and Hollywood studios, networks and productions. Workers will vote on Tuesday to end the fourteen-week-old strike. On Sunday, the governing boards of the Writers Guild of America unanimously approved the deal, which will eventually give writers a percentage of revenue for their work posted online. The president of the Writers Guild of America East, Michael Winship, praised the agreement.

Michael Winship, President of Writers Guild of America, East: “I believe it is a good deal. I believe it’s a good deal. I am going to be recommending this deal to our membership. I think it covers a lot of what we were asking for. We were asking for jurisdiction in new media. We were asking for part of the distributors’ gross, and we have achieved those goals. No negotiation is ever perfect, but I think we have done well, and I am very happy with the deal.”

Filmmaker Michael Moore said the writers needed to go on strike to demand pay for work on the internet.

Michael Moore: “They’ve been using all of our work, for free, on the internet, and then saying they’re not making any money on it, but then you look at their business plans and what they tell their shareholders and clearly, they plan to make billions on the work of the people in this room.”