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...animosity broke out again last week when American's 23,500 flight attendants, who have been without a contract for more than two years, agreed to take a strike vote later this month. If the members approve a walkout--and you can count on it--the strike could begin in late February. That's just when American's six-year contract with its 30,000 mechanics and ground-crew workers runs out. Says John Ward, president of the Association of Professional Flight Attendants: "It is ironic that American can find more than $5 billion for these various assets...
...Jeff Zucker, has said the network will counter with celebrity stunt casting on Friends and lineup changes. But it will be a bloody good fight, not just for ratings but possibly for the future direction of TV. Friends--a scripted hit with actors who get more expensive with every contract--is the old-line antithesis of Survivor, a moneymaking machine with disposable stars and no writers. (Even its product placements may be a sign of TV's future, when digital video recorders could allow viewers to skip traditional commercials...
...find Rodriguez's $252 million 10-year contract with the Texas Rangers obscene. To put the issue in perspective, please note that 16% of the people in Texas live in poverty...
...Action directors like Yuen Wo-ping, Corey Yuen and Tony Ching are better than me. At the same time, I have a lot of ideas, which I discuss with directors. What also is important to me is the choreographer. Usually I will sign a contract once I know who that...
...tied to a contract with a studio. And Besson's a friend of mine. I could make a film without any action and Luc would be the guy who'd help...