Members of the Writers Guild of America protested outside an ABC studio where The View is filmed prior to the live broadcast Monday.
The demonstration happened between 7 a.m. and 11 a.m. Footage of the event posted to social media showed at least a dozen protesters picketing outside the studio.
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In addition to WGA members, Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-NY) and Federal Trade Commission Chairwoman Lina Khan joined the demonstration, according to the Writers Guild of America East.
Tomorrow morning! 🪧 Join us at a The View picket outside their ABC studio, featuring guest speakers @JamaalBowmanNY and @linakhanFTC.
⏰ Monday, July 10, 7am – 11am
📍 Columbus Ave & 66th StRSVP: https://t.co/q1WsilylvS pic.twitter.com/haza9g6ry3
— Writers Guild of America, East (@WGAEast) July 9, 2023
The hosts of The View addressed the writer’s strike without explicitly mentioning the protests taking place outside. Whoopi Goldberg joked that it had been “seven or eight years” since the show had any writers.
“It’s been a while. The strike is still happening, so we still don’t have our writers, so [if] we look like we’re a little discombobulated, that’s because we’re trying to read our handwriting,” Goldberg said. “OK, so when I say all our, I mean all of our, ’cause we’re all sort of trying to get this done while the strike is happening, and we hope that this gets done soon, ’cause we miss our writers.”
The View has continued to air new episodes since the writers strike started on May 2. Whoopi Goldberg has previously said the hosts “support our writers because we know what they’re going through.”
“We did the show anyway because we want to keep everybody employed, and we want to do our best,” Goldberg explained. The daytime talk show took an extended break for the Independence Day holiday but returned to live broadcasts on Monday.
Who’s ready for #HotTopics?! 🗣 #TheView co-hosts are back and LIVE this morning! See you in a few, America!#WhoopiGoldberg @sarahaines @ananavarro @sunny@Alyssafarah pic.twitter.com/2tEB6tGpHt
— The View (@TheView) July 10, 2023
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In an announcement to guild members on May 1, WGA said it had “not reached an agreement with the studios and streamers.” WGA has spent six weeks “negotiating with Netflix, Amazon, Apple, Disney, Discovery-Warner, NBC Universal, Paramount and Sony under the umbrella of the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP).”
The Washington Examiner contacted the Writers Guild of America East for comment.
