It would put more than 11,000 people out of work, probably for months.
Talks break off.
A second round of negotiations begins. Broadcast networks announce their 2001 fall schedules. It would threaten the livelihood of an estimated 450,000 more, from waiters and hairdressers to electricians and truck drivers. It's a grim forecast for Southern California. Despite stockpiled scripts and accelerated production, the entertainment industry will at some point run out of new material.