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Universal under investigation after it trimmed trees that shaded SAG-AFTRA protesters | CNN Business (www.cnn.com)

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The Los Angeles City Controller’s office is investigating after NBCUniversal severely trimmed a row of trees outside its studios where members of SAG-AFTRA were picketing company executives, eliminating shade during a searing heatwave.

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[–] [email protected] 22 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Those will probably end up being the most expensive trees they've ever fucked with.

Edit: Clearly @Hellsadvocate appreciates making things difficult for unions.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 years ago

Sadly, the citation fee for this only starts at $250, which isn’t even a rounding error to Universal.

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