WGA To Picket WB Discovery Chief David Zaslav’s Commencement Speech At Boston University
deadline.comStudents at Boston University will have to cross a Writers Guild picket line to attend their May 21 graduation ceremony, where Warner Bros.
Discovery President & CEO David Zaslav, an alumnus of the school, will be making the commencement address. The guild previously had warned the school that its members would picket there if he were allowed to speak, but BU officials decided to let him give his address anyway.
On Thursday, the guild said: “The Writers Guild of America will picket Warner Bros. Discovery President & CEO David Zaslav at Boston University’s All-Student Commencement Exercises at Nickerson Field on Sunday, May 21, 2023, beginning at 12:00 p.m.
EDT.” RELATED: Dispatches From Picket Lines Day 9: Black Writers Hit Paramount With Robin Thede, Samira Wiley & Gaby Sidibe As John Leguizamo Joins NYC Picket Parade The WGA launched its first strike in 15 years on May 2 after negotiations with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers failed to reach a new agreement.
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