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Strike, day nine

November 13, 2007 Strike

[Note: I was originally calling this “day seven,” but it’s really the ninth day of the strike. It’s the seventh day of picketing.] A better day than six. Warmer, for one, and with more of Paramount’s picketers assigned to the Van Ness gate, the mood was improved. I don’t know what the ideal picketer-per-linear-foot ratio […]

Strike, day eight

November 12, 2007 Strike

[Note: I was originally calling this “day six,” but it’s really the eighth day of the strike. It’s the sixth day of picketing.] I’ve had early call times for production, so showing up at Paramount at 6 a.m. was no particular hardship. It was dark and cold, but with two layers of fleece and my […]

Worm-catching time

November 11, 2007 Asides, Strike

I’m on the early shift this week, with strike duty from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. at Paramount. (The Van Ness gate, most likely.)

Strike, day five

November 10, 2007 Strike

Yesterday was the big rally at Fox Plaza, drawing 4,000 protesters to Century City for speeches in front of the Die Hard building. Zack de la Rocha and Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine kicked it off with a set, followed by remarks from… Jesse Jackson WGA president Patric Verrone WGA negotiating committee chairman […]

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