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They went back to work on Sept. 27 after negotiators reached a tentative agreement. Film and television writers had walked off the job in May over compensation, staffing and residual payments, among other issues. Members of the Writers Guild of America (WGA) approved a new three-year contract with major studios on Oct. The company's unionized workers say they essentially have the power to veto any transaction they do not approve of.Steel, which is reviewing multiple proposals ranging from partial acquisition...