Week Two Picket Changes

At Saturday's strike captains meeting, the WGA announced some changes to the picket times and locations for the next two weeks. There are only six scheduled days of picketing before a pause for Thanksgiving.

Captains should be contacting all picketers this weekend. Four studios have been removed as picket locations to focus on larger studios where production is still taking place. Shifts at most locations are now 6am to 10am and 10am to 2pm. NBC in Burbank and CBS Radford will be following their own schedules. Click the link above for complete details.

The numbers of picketers increased each day last week from 3,029 on Monday to 3,262 on Thursday, while the rally on Friday brought out over 4,000.

Guild staff: "Week Two will be a test. The AMPTP expects us to crumble this week."

Well, what do we think of that? WILL WE CRUMBLE?

Rousing cry from crowd: "THAT SEEMS DECIDEDLY UNLIKELY!"

A little wordy, but I'll take it.

We want to "crush our numbers" as they say on Wall Street. We need a huge showing to demonstrate our resolve. To that end: theme days!

MONDAY 11/12: Veterans Day Observed / Kids Day
It's a school holiday, so picketers are encouraged to bring the kids. Also, please invite veterans to join you on the line and voice their support for a fair deal. Bring American flags! Many gate captains plan to collect money for veterans assistance groups.

TUESDAY 11/13: Cast Day
SAG is coordinating with WGA to bring out show casts for Tuesday. As the chant went on Friday, "THANK YOU, SAG!"

FRIDAY 11/16: Fan Support Day
All fans of TV shows and movies are encouraged to join us on the picket lines.

MONDAY 11/19: Last day of picketing before Thanksgiving

TUESDAY 11/20: Second mass rally
No picketing at studios. Location and time of mass rally to be announced.

Reminder: If you can't picket, they need you at headquarters!

Sometime tomorrow, I will post a list of picketing "best practices" the captains compiled over the past week. (HINT: Don't yell "Scab!" the moment you spy one sneaking onto the lot. This merely informs the scab he's been sighted and cues him to throw a smoke pellet and escape in the confusion.)