The members of the Writers Guild of America are planning to picket outside the Burbank studios of the cable network Nickelodeon. The union complains that network supervisors have been obstructing efforts to organize writers' animated shows. Guild leaders are seeking to extend union coverage to writers of all prime-time animation shows.
See "Writers Guild Plans Picket of Nickelodeon in Burbank", MEG JAMES, Los Angeles Times, August 29, 2001