Category: Strikes
Pete Davidson’s “Saturday Night Live” Hosting Gig Has Been Cancelled Because Of The Writers’ Strike
When Pete Davidson decided he’d had enough of being Saturday Night Live‘s punchline, he chalked up the Deuces and exited from the show as a regular cast member. Since his departure, he’s been unleashing his sharable sized trouser snake with all the ladies, but he must have been homesick to return to SNL for a bit of fun. Originally, Pete was slated to host this weekend’s episode of SNL with musical guest Lil Uzi Vert. But while Pete was preparing to keep all mention of selfie seductress Kim Kardashian out of his mouth the Writer’s Guild of America members were throwing their pens down and grabbing picket signs for a nationwide strike. And because of this, Pete’s hosting gig has been canceled.
Condé Nast Staffers Picketed Outside Of Anna Wintour’s House
Since 2018, a union representing the workers of The New Yorker, Pitchfork, and Ars Technica has been going through some messy negotiations with parent company Condé Nast. The union is looking to increase wages and job security of copy editors, fact-checkers, and other employees. Talks have stalled, so the union is stepping it up and that means picketing the home of big-name Condé Nast executive, 71-year-old Anna Wintour. On top of being Head Queen of Vogue, Anna is also the worldwide chief content officer for Condé Nast. But sources allege to Page Six that Anna doesn’t have any control over The New Yorker and has nothing to do with unions. So why picket Anna’s house? Duh, optics! Or maybe it was just secretly arranged by André Leon Talley. But he’s not the only one who has it in for Anna, because during the protest, one of her neighbors handed out beverages like the host of a party.
The NBA, WNBA, MLB, MLS, And Naomi Osaka All Went On Strike To Protest Against Police Brutality
The Milwaukee Bucks were supposed to play the Orlando Magic in the NBA playoffs last night, but the game did not go on, because the Bucks decided to strike against systematic racism and police brutality, like the police killing of Breonna Taylor and the shooting of Jacob Blake, a Black man who has been left partially paralyzed after Officer Rusten Sheskey shot him seven times as he walked to his car in Kenosha, Wisconsin. The NBA was in a quarantine bubble because of the pandemic, but it was systemic racism that popped that shit open and players had it. After the Bucks’ announcement, the NBA announced that all three playoff games would not go down last night and would be postponed. That led to the WNBA, a handful of Major League Baseball teams, some Major League Soccer teams, and tennis star Naomi Osaka all using their voices and fame to bring attention to police brutality. Kenny Smith of TNT’s Inside The NBA also walked out in solidarity. Meanwhile, side-eyes were thrown at the NHL for going on with their games. But they did put up an “End Racism” graphic on a screen during a game in Toronto and the announcer called for their community to stand up for social justice.