"Scabby," the giant inflatable rat that the Teamsters union sets up to protest nonunion workplaces, was stabbed by a scab in Chicago last weekend. The Rat Stab Scab was arrested. The judge on the case is named "Adam Bourgeois."
Leno's Self-Penned Monologue Broke Strike Rules
Last night, America's late night talk show hosts went to back to work. Letterman and the Scottish Guy had their writing staff, as Letterman's production company worked out a deal with the WGA. Leno and Conan, stuck with the less liberal negatiators of NBC, were unable to work out a deal and went on writer-less. Conan…
Late-Night Scabs Fold!
Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert, both members of the striking Writers Guild, will go back on the air January 7. In a statement yesterday, Comedy Central said they were still hoping for a "swift resolution to the current stalemate that will enable the shows to be complete again." The implication is that Stewart and…
Scabby TV Writers Outed By Fake Craigslist Ad!
Matt Elzweig, the New York Press reporter who recently took Deborah Solomon to task for unsavory journalistic methods, placed a fake ad on Craigslist in which he posed as a network executive seeking non-WGA humor writers to work on a weekly series during the strike. The Press rationalized the experiment, which…
Now that the studios and networks have an official start date for the strike, executives looking to beat the scab-staffing rush can get a jump-start on their creative needs by hitting Craigslist, online home to the town's most eager, brightest nonunion talent: Scab for Hire Email me Monday when you're employees walk…
WGA Gives Up Reality TV For Now, Studios To Explore Nonunion Staffing Options
Perhaps realizing that local supermodel hopefuls like the ones who've previously supplemented the WGA's organizing efforts will be far too busy taking jobs on the 25 model-search-related shows the networks will rush into production in the event of a writers' strike to once again work the picket line, the Guild will …
