OAN’s James Myers
5:06 PM – Thursday, September 21, 2023
The Writers Guild of America (WGA) union is urging the public to donate to striking writers, while spending thousands of dollars on lavish meals and trips to Europe, and even donating to Democrats. It is said that there is. new york post.
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The union spent $25,634 on a sushi restaurant, $5,806 on a five-star hotel in Paris for executives, $6,600 on photo shoots and paid executives more than $1 million in salaries, according to the report.
The union’s largest political donations went to Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pennsylvania) and Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.).
From 2021 to 2023, it provided $107,000 to Democratic campaigns and committees.
The spending was revealed Thursday in Los Angeles, California, where union negotiators, bosses, broadcasters and studios, including Netflix and Disney, met to hammer out an imminent deal to end the strike. This was done after rumors that it would be established were on the table.
However, when the labor union began a strike on May 2nd,n.d.they asked the public for help and thanked celebrities who donated to the fund.
The day before the strike began, union leaders spent thousands of dollars on meals at Hollywood restaurants such as Tesse, where leaders received 100,000 dollars as undated “hospitality services,” according to the latest filing with the Labor Department. He said he deducted $9,148.
In addition, the group spent $17,814 at Manhattan’s Sixty Soho Hotel for its 2022 “national conference.” Actors such as Kirsten Dunst and Jake Gyllenhaal have also been invited to the luxurious hotel.
WGA West Executive Director David Young also received $1,098,907 in compensation, according to the union’s latest filing with the IRS.
Further public filings show the union owns its own building in Los Angeles and holds assets worth up to about $100 million.
Almost five months have passed since the strike began with writers calling for higher wages.
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