This is some shady strike drama.
Tensions are heating up in the ongoing WGA/SAG-AFTRA strike, and so is Los Angeles: Temperatures are expected to reach into the mid-90s this week with the heat index making it feel even more hellacious. That’s no fun for the tens of thousands of workers on strike, some of whom — the WGA members — have been on strike since May 2.
writing, “Quick shoutout to the good people at @UniversalPics for trimming the trees that gave our picket line shade right before a 90+ degree week.” Strike supporters were quickly up in arms, weighing in with comments like, “Wow, they really will try all the dirty tricks they can,” and, “This is true villainy on the studios behalf.”
The trees in question, which appear to be Indian laurel figs, drop small fruit from their highest branches, hence the odd-looking top-lopping. It’s not great for the trees, though, with an official in Santa Monica who dealt with a similar rogue situation last year, “Industry guidelines are that you don’t remove any more than 30% of the foliage at one time.
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