http://glosslip.com/2007/11/28/once-again-a-carson-will-cross-the-picket-line-to-save-jobs-on-his-show/ Celebrity gossip from our lips to yours Mon, 13 Oct 2008 06:48:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 http://glosslip.com/2007/11/28/once-again-a-carson-will-cross-the-picket-line-to-save-jobs-on-his-show/#comment-19961 GlossLip » Just Wanted To Point Out That I Was Right About The Writer’s Strike And Late Night Television Sun, 06 Jan 2008 20:42:35 +0000 http://glosslip.com/2007/11/28/once-again-a-carson-will-cross-the-picket-line-to-save-jobs-on-his-show/#comment-19961 [...] show hosts would be forced to return to the air without their striking writers, following in the footsteps of the late great Johnny Carson, who also had to return without his striking writers in the last [...] [...] show hosts would be forced to return to the air without their striking writers, following in the footsteps of the late great Johnny Carson, who also had to return without his striking writers in the last [...]

]]> http://glosslip.com/2007/11/28/once-again-a-carson-will-cross-the-picket-line-to-save-jobs-on-his-show/#comment-16971 dan Fri, 30 Nov 2007 15:59:27 +0000 http://glosslip.com/2007/11/28/once-again-a-carson-will-cross-the-picket-line-to-save-jobs-on-his-show/#comment-16971 The strike is a failure of union leadership. The strength of a union is the threat of a strike, not the strike itself. Carson Daly has done a very brave thing in challenging the union that would put his own and his staff's livelihood at risk. Like PATCO, if this strike continues for too much longer WGA will come out of it a shadow of its former self, having broken itself on the picket line. Making hard decisions at the negotiating table is the true sign of strength in these business relationships between managers and production folks (writers). Leaving the table to shout on street corners and harass folks who want to work is a defeat. This is a very sad situation and I hope it comes to a swift conclusion. The strike is a failure of union leadership. The strength of a union is the threat of a strike, not the strike itself. Carson Daly has done a very brave thing in challenging the union that would put his own and his staff’s livelihood at risk. Like PATCO, if this strike continues for too much longer WGA will come out of it a shadow of its former self, having broken itself on the picket line. Making hard decisions at the negotiating table is the true sign of strength in these business relationships between managers and production folks (writers). Leaving the table to shout on street corners and harass folks who want to work is a defeat. This is a very sad situation and I hope it comes to a swift conclusion.

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