Steve Carell informed NBC he is unable to report to work because he is suffering from “enlarged balls.”

This is brilliant. Whedonesque has something on a possibly planned strike with the Mutant Enemy people - is that the thing Tim made reference to above, or is that something different? I think that would get an audience outside of fandom.

What confounds me, though, is when the supermarkets had a strike, they still had goods delivered so did the Teamsters ignore their picket lines?

From what I remember, Teamsters did not cross the supermarket workers' picket lines, but they did deliver food/goods to the parking lots. Management and/or scabs had to unload the trucks. Kind of like that milk incident.

I think that would get an audience outside of fandom.

How? Outside fandom and the industry, who else has ever heard of Mutant Enemy?

I'd imagine they could get a press person or two to cover it. It's not the world, but it's probably better than, say, that NYT article Joss was talking about the other day. Which is a start.

I wish I could help in some way. I feel an odd solidarity. I think that's why the NYT hit piece was so irritating to me.

Maybe the writer was just pissy that all his content is online and he's getting paid the same.

I think. Maybe someone should ask.

I was with some people tonight who just "didn't get" the strike. They kept saying "they've been paid once, why do they care". When I pointed out that everybody else gets paid for every time the medium is broadcast, they were very confused.

...and now I am educated. Very cool stuff indeed. I just wish that there was something I could do from here.

I think that posted youtube link says it about as well as can be.

Why aren't the writers asking for more?

That's a good video. I love that it is being distributed over the internet. Kinda helps make the point.