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The contract for more than 10,000 members of the Writers Guild of America expired at midnight on Halloween, launching one of the most bitter and costly work stoppages in Hollywood history.  At stake: the lucrative revenues generated by the sale and distribution of movies and TV shows in digital media. The strike, which lasted three months, was financially crippling not only for writers, but also for a host of small businesses that support the entertainment industry.

From the very beginning, acrimonious exchanges between the two sides’ representatives hobbled the bargaining process.  Hostility and loathing infected the talks to such a degree that any chance for substantive progress was almost impossible.  What did the parties do to turn things around?

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