Writers Get Creative With Picket Line Slogans

UPDATED: It’s an indication … that nobody’s creativity is letting up after 15 days on the picket line.

Protesting over previous and future misplaced wages is critical enterprise, however depart it to Hollywood scribes to search out the levity in probably the most miserable of conditions. Together with the impromptu flash mobs and shock appearances (that’s Patty Jenkins with Chris Pine, people!), the WGA remains to be proving that it’s obtained the write stuff in terms of creating the proper placard.

“Mini room maxi ream,” says one.

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“Honest contracts offer you residuals. Residuals make you cheerful. Completely happy folks don’t shoot their husbands,” stated one other.

We’d hand out Deadline merchandise for the most effective signal however … an affordable hat received’t pay your payments. So we hope you’ll accept the glory of showing on the location that Nikki made huge. Do it for Mama Finke!

you name them picket indicators. I name them Tweets on a Stick

— alex blagg (@alexblagg) May 10, 2023

Meet among the #CWKungFu stars/writers! That is me within the floppy hat. When you see me strolling round, come say hello! #WGAStrike. WHY I’M STRIKING: b/c it took me over a decade to receives a commission to jot down, solely to see my career devalued over time… pic.twitter.com/ygZCLei20J

— Angela Treviño (@Angela3vino) May 11, 2023

The opposite day I pitched “Donna Martin Graduates” for my picket signal and actually nobody knew what I used to be speaking about so now I’m additionally on strike from younger folks.

— Eliza Skinner #wgastrong (@elizaskinner) May 11, 2023

Was busy lot coordinating right this moment at Common so I didn’t get to stroll round a ton with with the uncommon, clean signal I discovered and scrawled throughout. I hope whoever carries it subsequent enjoys the shock on the opposite facet.

However truthfully they need to?#WGAStrike #WGAStrong pic.twitter.com/ZknM1Y49OW

— Rob Forman WGA Captain is on STRIKE (he/him) (@robsforman) May 9, 2023

I’ve made it my job on the road to provide you with the closest “It’s Nearly a Chant however not Fairly a Chant” that I can and thus far my finest is:

Your abuse is routine/Pay us our residuals

However that is higher. https://t.co/AGOnTTsixm

— Daniel Kunka (@unikunka) May 9, 2023

Hahahahahahahahhaahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahah pic.twitter.com/DFMeUZkjuj

— TZE CHUN is premiering GREMLINS on Could 23! 🍥 (@thetzechun) May 9, 2023

Strike Type by Sadie (who picked out her hat and purse herself) and added colours and pizzazz to my signal. She’s an icon. A legend. A real ally.

And if AMPTP doesn’t give us a good contract quickly, she’s keen to run by any and all energetic units shrieking. She’s very loud. pic.twitter.com/GecSp8WmYK

— Allison Sanchez (@_A_Sanch) May 9, 2023

Within the face of unbridled company greed, the tried elimination of the center class of creatives, mini rooms, a damaged assistant to author profession ladder, and the abuse of AI there can solely be one response:

Twin wielding. #WGAStrong #WGAStrike pic.twitter.com/6X7AYdATXr

— Aaron Edwards (@_aaronmedwards) May 8, 2023

A number of reporters right this moment had been strolling round asking writers how lengthy we’d *truly* be keen to strike. I don’t know dude, how lengthy do you assume it’ll take 11,000 unemployed writers to expire of signal concepts? #wgastrong #writersstrike pic.twitter.com/C0cq81jTcF

— mah ree nah (@marinarachael) May 3, 2023

Whereas assembling picket indicators at WGA headquarters, MEGAN screenwriter Akela Cooper discovered this previous picket stick that I signed again throughout the ‘07 strike. We marched and received then, and if now we have to, we’ll march and win once more. #WGAStrong pic.twitter.com/OR4TanN5EO

— David Slack (@slack2thefuture) April 27, 2023

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