Warner Bros. Discovery head honcho David Zaslav had a very powerful time gettin’ his phrases out at Boston University’s commencement ceremony … as a result of the gang was heckling him with a barrage of ‘boo’s — over the continuing writers strike.
Zaslav was the graduation speaker Sunday for BU’s 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 … 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
— Calvin Starnes (@CalvinStarnesOG) May 21, 2023
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The chant — “PAY YOUR WRITERS” — 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 strike’s been happening for practically 4 weeks with no sign of ending.
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We’ve seen a bunch celebs and meals vans present up at protests throughout the nation … and there was even a fairly humorous anti-AI banner flying excessive within the sky — directed at Zaslav and the opposite studio heads.
Zaslav by no means spoke concerning the WGA strike throughout his prolonged speech … but it surely seems like of us within the viewers dealt with that subject for him.
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