Latest writer's strike development

The New York Times reports in its afternoon update today that the Weinstein Company, one of Hollywood's biggest independent production companies, is about to sign an agreement with the Writer's Guild. This is the biggest boost yet for the striking writers.
The Los Angeles Times, however, in an opinion piece, wrote that these side agreements are giving less incentive to the producers to settle.
We disagree. The more of these companies agree and the more the public sees the work with the writers back in place, the more pressure will be on the producers to settle.