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Rising Conservative Star Just Guy Wearing Nazi Armband And Crying (www.theonion.com)

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[–] [email protected] 20 points 9 months ago (3 children)

Did the writers go on strike? Today was the deadline.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago

Looks like they reached a deal a few hours ago. Good for them. Strikes are important but they fucking suck on all sides.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 9 months ago

Are they? Good luck and god-speed to them. The publishers of these companies are awful. I wouldn't be surprised if they try to just get college students to generate content using LLMs for "exposure".

These people are the worst, and I fear that they don't care if their content is garbage. But I hope that if the writers don't get a fair deal, they make a new site or something.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

I’m not aware of any last minute deal but their contract expires at midnight so the strike wouldn’t technically begin until tomorrow, February 1st. If I recall correctly, picketing will take place in NYC, LA, and Chicago.

UPDATE: The Onion’s Unionized Staff Reaches Tentative Deal With G/O Media Hours Before Strike Deadline