Labor Union Blog

“Last Call with Carson Daly” has now, in the eyes of striking writers, become “Late Call with the Scab.” Jesse Russell reports:

Carson Daly, who is not a member of the Writers Guild of America, crossed picket lines on Wednesday to restart production on his Burbank-based late-night talk show – he is the first host in the late night slot to do so. To make up for a lack of writers Daly sent out an email, obtained by thesmokinggun.com, asking friends and family to help him write jokes for the show. The New York-based WGA-East issued a statement expressing solidarity with the WGA-West and also disappointment in Daly’s decision to cross the picket lines. The writers have been on strike for three weeks, but negations restarted this week. The feeling is upbeat on the picket lines with many writers expecting an end to the strike in one or two weeks.