“Trees are essential to providing Angelenos with significant environmental and public health benefits, especially during a heatwave,” LA City Controller Kenneth Mejia wrote on Twitter. Last week, SAG-AFTRA’s 160,000 actors and other media personalities joined the 11,000 Writers Guild of America members who have been on the picket line since May as negotiations between the union and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, which represents the studios, broke down.
Universal spokesperson said in a statement to CNN. Universal, and added that trees should be trimmed every five years, not annually. The Los Angeles Public Works Department also told CNN in a statement that the city didn’t issue any tree trimming permits for the area outside Universal’s offices. The
Universal with the National Labor Relations Board. The two unions are working “to remedy this egregious violation of our members’ rights,” according to the spokesperson. “SAG-AFTRA appreciates these efforts to ensure our members have a safe place to exercise their federal rights to join picket lines to demand a fair contract,” they said.