On Strike!

Local Access Osceola writers took to the sidewalks yesterday after last-ditch bargaining failed to avert the first industry wide screen writers strike in 19 years. Just after midnight the unionized writers walked away from their ergonomically safe writing areas in a show of solidarity. Garbage trucks and city maintenance vehicles freely crossed the picket lines as city government continued to function quelling the hope that a strong show of support by Kissimmee's blue-collar workers would heighten the strike's effect.

As was feared, production efforts at the Access Osceola studios came to an unenergetic halt. Shows like "Two and a half Commissioners" and "Code Enforcement Minds" quickly stopped production and new public information slides were quickly created. "I am glad this strike happened when it did, because we have been out of good ideas for about three months now," said one of the writers as he grabbed a bottled water and a Frisbee and headed for the picket line.

Access Osceola favorites such as the hit governmental comedy "Kissimmee City Commission Meeting" and "Kissimmee FYI" will not experience any type of slow down in their production cycle. "It takes a different type of writer to write this kind of stuff," noted one producer, "We are just glad that our writers are not in a union and have no way to demand fair treatment." There was some talk at Access Osceola headquarters about Commission Meeting re-runs or using old commission meetings to create a commission retrospective show, but in the end it was decided that would require to much effort.

As the strike drags on, the WayneWho staff will do our best to fill in the emptiness with our own brand of un-news. Our writers work for snicker doodles only care about receiving comments on their posts, so it is pretty easy to keep them happy. We know this strike will be tough, but together we can get through it. Good luck.