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Sesame Street contract ending: parents and families around world might ask why bosses are ignoring their company’s own messages of kindness and fairness (variety.com)

submitted 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Writers have unanimously authorized strike

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Mel Ming is 80 so that’s probably the problem.

[–] ChicoSuave 12 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Mel left Sesame Workshop in 2014 and his replacement left in 2021. Sherrie Rollins is the current president and she's a Republican, which should explain the heartless and thoughtless behavior by management. Expect the fight to turn ugly as this is a Republican confronting a union.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 7 months ago (1 children)

How tf does a republican even get a job at sesame Street?

[–] Raiderkev 9 points 7 months ago

Sold from PBS to Max is how.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

Families probably won't notice though. They have like 60 years of back catolog giving the capitalist the upperhand. It can be "Seasame Street Throwback Month" until the workers cave and parents would probably love it.

[–] AnUnusualRelic 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I thought that show had stopped in the early 80s.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

no that's just when you stopped watching it.

[–] AnUnusualRelic 1 points 7 months ago

I think it just hasn't been aired around here. There are numerous shows that I've never watched that I'm still vaguely aware of.