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July 20, 2023

Hollywood Strikes Continue Amid Reports of Shady Retaliation Tactics 
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Hollywood remains effectively at a standstill as twin writer and actor
strikes show no sign of ending. The WGA and SAG-AFTRA filed a complaint
with the National Labor Relations Board this week against Comcast's
NBCUniversal, which the unions say blocked a sidewalk picketing area,
forcing strikers to walk on busy roads. Meanwhile, L.A. City Controller
Kenneth Mejia said the city did not issue any trimming permits for the
shade-providing trees outside Universal Studios, which were trimmed down
where union members are picketing amid a persistent heat wave. 


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