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Labor Unrest

  1. beef
    Picket Lines Outside The Biggest Loser?It’s not because marching is a good form of cardiovascular exercise.
    By Avi Zenilman
  2. solidarity
    Labor Dispute Temporarily Shuts Down The Biggest LoserNope, it wasn’t because of the borderline inhumane conditions faced by the contestants.
    By Avi Zenilman
  3. the hobbit
    The Hobbit Stays in New ZealandBoth of Peter Jackson’s films will be shot there after the government throws in some incentives.
    By Willa Paskin
  4. Foodienomics
    The High Cost of Low PricesIf restaurants start to hire in accordance with immigration and labor laws, prices are going to go up for everyone.
    By Helen Rosner
  5. labor unrest
    The Situation: Scab?“Mike decided in order to get season 3 done he was going to have to lead the pack and wants to encourage the rest of his cast to follow his lead.”
    By Lane Brown
  6. labor unrest
    Transportation Strike Could Shut Down HollywoodTeamsters would stop work August 1.
    By Josh Duboff
  7. Labor Unrest
    Tavern on the Green Negotiations May Go BustDean Poll is having trouble reaching an agreement with the union.
    By Daniel Maurer
  8. Labor Unrest
    Fired Kawa Sushi Employee Picketing Restaurant“I’m fighting to get my job back,” says Tian Wen Ye.
    By Mary Reinholz
  9. Labor Unrest
    Anonymous Dishwasher Speaks Out About Wage WoesThe other side of the fair-wage story.
    By Daniel Maurer
  10. Labor Unrest
    Servers Rally Against Tavern on the Green, MasaThere’ll be a union protest at Tavern on the Green today.
    By Daniel Maurer
  11. Labor Unrest
    New Tavern on the Green Already Faces Labor StrifeThe union calls a proposed new contract “a slap in the face.”
    By Daniel Maurer
  12. labor unrest
    Actors’ Strike Nonsense Finally OverWas anyone actually worried about an actors’ strike? If so, they can finally put their minds at ease.
    By Lane Brown
  13. labor unrest
    Strike-Happy SAG Director OustedIf you’d been hoping for a Hollywood-crippling actors’ strike, we have bad news.
    By Lane Brown
  14. Labor Unrest
    Judge Rules That Starbucks Illegally Busted UnionThree baristas must get their jobs back.
    By Daniel Maurer
  15. labor unrest
    SAG Delays Strike Vote Since It Basically Has No ChanceOwing to growing dissent among its own ranks, SAG leaders announced last night that they’re delaying the strike vote for two weeks.
    By Lane Brown
  16. labor unrest
    Vote ‘Yes’ on Actors’ Strike, Urge Actors Who Haven’t Worked in YearsWho could blame them? Picket lines are great for networking!
    By Lane Brown
  17. labor unrest
    So Is This Actors’ Strike Going to Happen or What?Maybe!
    By Lane Brown
  18. Ridiculous Reviews
    Saigon Grill Still Popular, Especially With Mexican WrestlersEven after the owners were arrested, people are still visiting in droves (and some of them in masks).
    By Daniel Maurer
  19. YouTube Hilarity
    Jean-Georges Shall Henceforth Be Known As Juan-GeorgesA hilarious YouTube clip addresses “Justin Timberlake and all the other swell-headed celebrities” who’ve been sued by waiters.
    By Daniel Maurer
  20. labor unrest
    SAG Seeks Authorization to Strike, Destroy What’s Left of HollywoodA strike could happen soon enough to prevent the Golden Globe Awards from taking place in January, though we’d imagine there would also be a downside.
    By Lane Brown
  21. Labor Unrest
    Timberlake’s Restaurant Sued, De Niro’s ThreatenedThe current chef isn’t happy about rumors that Jean-Georges Vongerichten is taking over Ago.
    By Daniel Maurer
  22. Labor Unrest
    On the Road Again?A Drivers Union strike at Empire Merchants may be called off this afternoon.
    By Daniel Maurer
  23. Labor Unrest
    With Liquor Strike on, Who Will Pass the Courvoisier?A union strike may affect the supply of booze to your favorite bar.
    By Daniel Maurer
  24. Labor Unrest
    Saigon Grill Workers Get $4.6 Million PaydayAfter a long, hard legal battle, deliverymen who accused Saigon Grill of violating labor laws have prevailed.
    By Daniel Maurer
  25. NewsFeed
    Tavern on the Green Is Latest to Drop Wild EdiblesThe seafood provider’s bankruptcy is getting no sympathy from protesters.
  26. strike zone
    Too Cold to Picket: Writers’ Strike Finally Over!The strike is over!
  27. strike zone
    WGA Announces Tentative Deal; Tina Fey Goes Back to WorkIt’s true!
  28. strike zone
    Is the Writers’ Strike Pretty Much Over?Yes.
  29. strike zone
    Nobody Get Excited; Writers’ Strike Not Quite Over YetDespite any excitement over a possible end to the writers’ strike soon, Writers Guild and AMPTP insiders say “there’s still a possibility this thing could get fucked.”
  30. strike zone
    Is the Writers’ Strike Finally Over?Just as we were finally beginning to accept the reality of a future without scripted television, it seems as though the writers’ strike may actually be nearing an end.
  31. strike zone
    WGA Resolution Means Grammys Will Go Ahead As Planned — But There’s Good News Too!The WGA continues to play awards-show hardball, being coy today over whether it will grant a waiver for next month’s Oscar ceremony.
  32. strike zone
    Dave Grohl and Beyoncé to Scab It Up at the GrammysAmid fears that the ongoing writers’ strike might prevent next month’s Grammy Awards from being anything but the glorious miracle that we’re all accustomed to, SAG members Beyoncé and Foo Fighters’ Dave Grohl have announced they will break with their guild and defy picket lines.
  33. strike zone
    Directors Make Deal; Writers Declare It ‘Neither Reason for Celebration Nor Mourning’So get your party hats out of storage, but don’t put them on yet, is basically what we’re saying.
  34. strike zone
    Could a DGA Deal This Week End the Writers’ Strike?But the news isn’t all smiley faces on placards! Plus, the true victims of the strike: entertainment journalists.
  35. kudos
    Can the Writers’ Strike Save Us From the Grammys?“What?” you might ask. “I thought the Grammys were a three-hour unscripted mess!”
  36. the early-evening news
    Thinking of Going to See ‘The Little Mermaid’ on Broadway? Don’t!Plus: The Golden Globes go Bushless!
  37. the take
    ‘The Daily Show’: Jon Stewart Displays His Strike Guilt, Unibrow“He should have done like Ellen did and had a bongo recital.”
  38. strike zone
    Golden Globes Ceremony Canceled; NBC to Air Some Nonsense InsteadOwing to the celebrities’ refusal to cross picket lines to collect their statues at Sunday night’s planned Golden Globes ceremony, NBC, Dick Clark, and the Hollywood Foreign Press Association have officially called off the event.
  39. strike zone
    Stewart and Colbert Return! But Will They Be Any Good?Tonight marks the triumphant (?), writerless return of Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert after a two-month absence from late night.
  40. strike zone
    Writerless Late Shows Officially Out of GuestsWith most good film and TV stars unwilling to cross WGA picket lines to appear on writerless late-night shows, the Tonight Show and Jimmy Kimmel Live are finding it increasingly difficult to book decent guests
  41. strike zone
    Golden Globes Will Probably Not Be Televised — Like You Cared AnywayOver the weekend came news that could potentially disappoint maybe ten people, at most — it’s now looking increasingly likely that next Sunday’s Golden Globe Awards will be a untelevised event.
  42. strike zone
    Jay Leno: Scabby Scab or the Scabbiest Scab?Though the newly returned Tonight Show is not allowed to use writers during the ongoing strike, WGA member Jay Leno has been telling monologue jokes he claims to have written himself for the past two nights — but the Writers Guild, like many of us, isn’t laughing.
  43. strike zone
    Late Night Returns! Letterman Books Robin Williams, Leno Settles for Mike HuckabeeAfter a two-month absence thanks to the prolonged writers’ strike, the network late shows return tonight, Letterman and Ferguson with their full writing staffs and Leno, Conan, and Kimmel with only their wits and/or Kevin Eubanks.
  44. strike zone
    Letterman Returns With Scribes, Finally Answering the Question: Do Writers Actually Matter?Can Letterman make up his long-standing ratings deficit when he can offer monologues and Top Ten lists while his competitor, presumably, can only offer an hour of Jaywalking?
  45. strike zone
    ‘Daily Show’ and ‘Colbert Report’ to Return! Why Stewart Will Be Okay, But Colbert Is ScrewedSurprise — The Daily Show should still be able to have its correspondents file reports.
  46. the early-evening news
    Bender Lives! And Brews!Plus: So long, People’s Choice Awards.
  47. strike zone
    Writers Guild Rejects Waivers for Awards Shows — Golden Globes to Be Entertaining?Last night in Los Angeles, the Writers Guild denied a waiver that would have allowed the Golden Globes to use writers for its live NBC telecast, and turned down a request from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to show clips from movies and previous awards shows during its Oscar broadcast in February.
  48. strike zone
    Letterman Set to Return Thanks to WGA’s Plan to Bypass AMPTPWhy doesn’t everyone do this?
  49. strike zone
    Late-Night Shows to Return? Letterman to Shave?With the increasing likelihood that the writers’ strike will last forever, the late-night hosts may be secretly plotting their return.
  50. strike zone
    Writers’ Strike Means Awards Shows Could Be Even Worse Than UsualNot only will writers be unable to pen hilarious banter for the shows’ hosts and presenters, networks are now worried that stars may stay home in solidarity with the picketing writers.
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