One (Humor) Writer's Take on the Strike

[lagilman]

"THE writers of The Daily Show With Jon Stewart are some of the newest members of the Writers Guild of America — just over a year old. Developmentally, we’re babies — still in the oral stage. When we finally get a new contract, the first thing we’re doing is sticking it in our mouths. So it came as something of a shock to us when, so shortly after joining the union, our contract expired, negotiations with the studios broke down and the rumored strike became a reality.

Lacking any other site to express myself (for money), I am forced to record my thoughts in my diary: The New York Times Sunday Styles section. It all began ..."

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/11/fashion/11strike.html?_r=1&oref=slogin

I have this sudden urge to drive 90 miles and bring them hot chocolate.


EtA: http://strikeswag.com/ Suggest your choice of strike slogan! Non-profit strike swag (profits donated to the WGA solidarity fund)
"We write LOST and we write HEROES. Download 'em and we get ZEROES." but my favorite in the comments is "We Write. They Wrong."