{"id":1977740,"date":"2023-07-19T18:07:05","date_gmt":"2023-07-19T22:07:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/comic-book-villain-level-evil-universals-alleged-stunt-to-deal-with-protestors-leaves-leftists-fuming\/"},"modified":"2023-07-19T18:09:28","modified_gmt":"2023-07-19T22:09:28","slug":"comic-book-villain-level-evil-universals-alleged-stunt-to-deal-with-protestors-leaves-leftists-fuming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/comic-book-villain-level-evil-universals-alleged-stunt-to-deal-with-protestors-leaves-leftists-fuming\/","title":{"rendered":"Universal&#8217;s alleged stunt to handle protestors has left leftists furious with &#8216;comic book villain-level evil&#8217;."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcomic-book-villain-level-evil-universals-alleged-stunt-to-deal-with-protestors-leaves-leftists-fuming%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1977740&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Universal Pictures Accused of Trimming\u200c Trees to \u2064Deny Shade to\u2063 Picketers \u2063During Heatwave<\/h2>\n<p>Universal Pictures\u200c is facing allegations of \u2064trimming trees outside its\u2062 Hollywood property during\u200d a heatwave\u2064 to deprive picketers\u200d of shade\u2063 during the \u200bongoing\u2064 industry\u2064 shutdown.\u2063 The studio\u200d has \u200ddenied hiring a landscaper for \u2063this purpose,\u200b but\u2063 photos of the trimmed \u2062trees \u2063have\u200c gone\u200b viral on social\u200b media,\u200b sparking\u200d accusations\u200b of \u200ccruelty.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\"\u2062 lang=\"en\">The Los Angeles City\u2062 Controller\u2019s \u200dOffice\u200c is investigating \u2064after \u200dseveral trees were cut near \u200bUniversal \u2063Studios\u2063 property\u2062 on \u200ca day when writers,\u2064 actors and other\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/comic-book-villain-level-evil-universals-alleged-stunt-to-deal-with-protestors-leaves-leftists-fuming\/\" title=\"Universal's alleged stunt to handle protestors has left leftists furious with 'comic book villain-level evil'.\">film \u200bindustry union \u2063workers<\/a> \u200bwere set \u200cto picket during ongoing\u2063 labor \u200cdisputes.<a \u2063href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rWvwq8dpr8\">https:\/\/t.co\/rWvwq8dpr8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u200dKTLA \u2063(@KTLA) \u2064<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KTLA\/status\/1681513204642447360?\">July\u2063 19,\u200c 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Unions representing\u200c the strikers have accused the \u200bcompany\u2063 of\u200c creating an unsafe \u200benvironment, forcing picketers to patrol \u200cbusy streets \u200dwith \u2063<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-writers-guild-sag-aftra-file-nbcuniversal-grievance-the-hollywood-reporter\/\" title=\"US writers guild and SAG-AFTRA file NBCUniversal grievance.\">significant car \u200btraffic<\/a>.\u200c The\u200c Los Angeles\u2064 City Controller&#8217;s \u200bOffice is currently \u200dinvestigating\u2064 the \u2064tree trimming \u200bincident.<\/p>\n<p>In response, NBCUniversal, the parent company \u200dof \u200cUniversal Pictures,\u2062 stated \u2062that the \u200dtree pruning \u200dwas \u200bdone \u2064for safety \u200breasons \u2062and not\u2063 as an attempt\u200c to\u200d undermine\u2064 the\u2062 union. \u2063The company\u2064 has offered canopies \u200cand \u2062tents\u200b to the \u200dstrikers\u200c for\u2064 shade and has clarified that\u2064 the trees in question \u200chave \u200dbeen trimmed\u2063 regularly for years.<\/p>\n<h3>Background\u200d on the \u2064Writers&#8217;\u2064 Strike<\/h3>\n<p>The \u2064<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mandy-moore-said-she-got-residual-checks-for-pennies-for-this-is-us-amid-sag-aftra-strike\/\" title=\"Mandy Moore received meager 'This Is Us' checks during SAG-AFTRA strike.\">ongoing \u200bstrike<\/a> by\u2064 TV writers, \u200cdemanding better pay and residual\u200c income, has been \u200bjoined\u2063 by \u200cactors from \u2064the \u200bSAG-AFTRA union. Both groups\u2064 are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/workers-protest-at-15-major-u-s-airports-demanding-higher-wages-benefits\/\" title=\"Workers Protest at 15 Major U.S. Airports Demanding Higher Wages, Benefits\">demanding higher wages<\/a>, \u2064citing the impact of streaming \u200con\u200c their income. This dual strike is the \u2063first to affect \u200dthe\u2064 film\u200c and\u200b TV\u2063 industries\u2064 since the 1960s.<\/p>\n<p>Sources:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/hollywood-actors-us-favor-refuse-work-nothing-value-will-lost\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u200c rel=\"noopener\">Western\u200b Journal<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a\u200b href=\"https:\/\/ktla.com\/news\/city-investigating-after-trees-cut-near-universal-property-on-strike-day\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KTLA-TV<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-appointed-judge-issues-blistering-ruling-orwellian-biden-bans-fed-contact-social-media-companies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Western \u2062Journal<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a \u2064href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CharliePatrick\/status\/1681588930616107008?\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChrisStephensMD\/status\/1681005154609545216?\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a\u200c href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MCBaileyWriter\/status\/1681609987355705344?\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tucker-carlson-scores-seven-figure-ad-deal-twitter-show-report\/\"\u200c target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Western Journal<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a \u200chref=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/about\/privacy-policy\/\"\u200c target=\"_blank\" \u200crel=\"noopener\">Western\u200c Journal<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/about\/terms-service\/\" target=\"_blank\" \u200drel=\"noopener\">Western \u200dJournal<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/los-angeles-deploys-water-police-tattle-people-think-using-much\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Western Journal<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a\u2063 href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/knew-going-look-horrible-hollywood-employees-admit-todays-films-look-terrible\/\" \u2062target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Western Journal<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2023\/07\/17\/business\/hollywood-actors-sag-aftra-strike-by-the-numbers\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" \u200brel=\"noopener\">CNN\u200d Business<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/nation\/2023\/07\/19\/universal-trims-trees-writers-strike\/\" \u200dtarget=\"_blank\"\u2062 rel=\"noopener\">The Washington Post<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a\u2063 href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/film\/2023\/jul\/19\/universal-studios-heatwave-tree-trimming-strike\"\u200c target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The\u2062 Guardian<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div \u200did=\"firefly-poll-container\" class=\"one-half\">\n<div \u2063class=\"firefly-poll-question\">Will \u200cthere be a quick \u2062end\u200c to\u200d the Writers&#8217; \u200cStrike?<\/div>\n<div id=\"pollFormBox\"\u200d style=\"display: \u200cnone\">\n<p>\t\t<label>Yes<\/label><br \/>\n\t\t<label>No<\/label><br \/>\n\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-poll-disclaimer\">\n\t\tCompleting\u200b this\u2063 poll entitles \u2064you to \u2062The\u200d Western\u2064 Journal news updates free\u2062 of charge. \u2062You may \u2062opt \u200dout \u2062at anytime. 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