Warner Bros. Discovery head honcho David Zaslav had a very powerful time gettinโ his phrases out at Boston Universityโs commencement ceremony โฆ as a result of the gang was heckling him with a barrage of โbooโs โ over the continuing writers strike.
Zaslav was the graduation speaker Sunday for BUโs class of 2023, however within the sea of caps and robes, many grads gave him a chunk of their thoughts as he tried to encourage โฆ speaking about methods to take care of tough folks.
Video and pics from my IATSE pal on the BU Graduation / Zaslav picket in Boston. Big turnout with a great deal of completely different unions attending.#wga#wgaStrong#wgaStrike pic.twitter.com/qpe2KCXgAf
โ Calvin Starnes (@CalvinStarnesOG) May 21, 2023
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The chant โ โPAY YOUR WRITERSโ โ was deafening, to the purpose Zaslav needed to push pause as the gang roared its disapproval.
There had been protests outdoors the venue and a number of the demonstrators even made their method into the occasion.
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The WGA is demanding honest wages and a ban on AI in writers rooms. The strikeโs been happening for practically 4 weeks with no sign of ending.
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Weโve seen a bunch celebs and meals vans present up at protests throughout the nation โฆ and there was even a fairly humorous anti-AI banner flying excessive within the sky โ directed at Zaslav and the opposite studio heads.
Zaslav by no means spoke concerning the WGA strike throughout his prolonged speech โฆ but it surely seems like of us within the viewers dealt with that subject for him.
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