Audio postcard from the Nov. 9th picket line outside of Fox studios in New York. While Hollywood writers number in the thousands and find support from celebrities and presidential candidiates, the New York writers have smaller numbers and more humble fans.
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Audio postcard from the Nov. 9th picket line outside of Fox studios in New York. While Hollywood writers number in the thousands and find support from celebrities and presidential candidiates, the New York writers have smaller numbers and more humble fans.
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The Writer's Guild of America strike has dragged into it's third week. While Hollywood writers number in the thousands and find support from celebrities and presidential candidiates, the New York writers have smaller numbers and more humble fans.
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Before becoming a write for the Colbert Report, Barry Julien was a jazz drummer. As part of the strike, he now plays the snare in front of Fox?s midtown Manhattan offices. The drum was rented with union dues, and without it the picket line is almost silent. During a lull in the drumming, actor Ray Bendano picks up a bullhorn rallies the crowd:
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What do we want? Contracts, when do we want it? Now! What do we want! Contracts. When do we want them? Now! Hey, help me out, I?m missing an audition for this.
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Soon after he starts chanting, a police officer shuts him down. No permit, no bullhorn. Bendaro is undeterred
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Next time, we?ll have a permit, or we?ll just wait until the next cops come on the next shift, you know what I mean? I?ll get back on there.
Police have to enforce the laws that affect the strikers, but otherwise they support the protest. One cop flash...
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