What is Tree Law? WGA strike memes take the internet by a storm
A new twist in the Writers Guild of America (WGA)'s strike against major studios has netizens looking up tree laws in California.
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On May 2, earlier this year WGA, consisting of over 11,000 screenwriters, went on a strike and began picketing demanding better pay
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AMPTP (Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers) represents over 350 film studios and production companies including streaming-based platforms like Netflix, Amazon Prime, and Disney+.
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On July 14, the American actors' union (SAG-AFTRA) went on strike over similar demands. This makes it the first time since the 1960s that both actors
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Several picketers gathered outside universal studios last week were surprised to find the trees providing much-needed shade in the extreme Los Angeles heat were heavily pruned
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Netizens were quick to conclude that this was done as in petty vengeance as such trees are trimmed in fall or winter.
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Soon many started looking up tree laws in the city to check whether the studio was allowed to prune the trees.
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If not allowed, then cybernauts would report the incident to the city authorities in an attempt to get back at the studio.