Nikki Finke’s new column up at Deadline Hollywood Daily reports that heavy hitter agents at the big companies are trying to bring the WGA and the AMPTP back to the table. We’ll see how this goes. The studios left the bargaining process. We’ve been waiting for them to come back all along. But we’ll see… […]
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America Needs More Unions
I was going to comment on Digby’s excellent post from the other day discussing the solidarity between union members of both the white and blue collar variety in California. America needs more unions. More unions mean less profit-driven at the cost of workers’ good bullshit by the corporations they work for. But instead, I offer […]
What the Fuck is Arnold Schwarzenegger Talking About?
As the first week of WGA Strike 2007 comes to a close following the magnificent rally at Fox/NewsCorp on both coasts today, I finally have a chance to sit down and read up on things. Governor Schwarzenegger is pissed. Mayor Villaraigosa is pissed. You can’t blame them. I don’t know the effect on the massively […]
WGA Strike: The Rat Meets ‘Boss Hog’
All things being equal with regards to our strike, now in its fifth day, I can honestly say that one of the pluses of marching in the picket line here in New York City was the realization of a lifelong dream: to work with the big inflatable rat. A stalwart mainstay at labor stoppages, ‘The […]
Support the WGA Strike Effort — Sign the Petition!
Our most excellent brethren at United Hollywood have put together a simple petition where you, the viewing audience, can sign and show your support. Check it out! Massive rally at Fox Studios in LA and in front of NewsCorp headquarters here in NYC today. The struggle continues!
WGA: Why We Fight
I’ve been meaning to post with news and reports from the WGAE picket lines here in New York. Tomorrow, we’re down in front of the Time Warner Center in Columbus Circle. God, I hate that monstrosity… I almost want to picket the desecration of the grave of the old New York Coliseum that used to […]
