The work stoppage affected movie and TV production throughout the country.
The work stoppage affected movie and TV production and took on a celebrity dimension when a number of actors and TV personalities joined the screenwriters on the picket lines in a show of solidarity.
The work stoppage will affect all freeways in L.A. County during the closure to prevent the so-called "carmegeddon" from actually happening, although crews might still work on a few projects that won't impact traffic flow, said Patrick Chandler, spokesman for the California Department of Transportation.
A. A stoppage would affect the whole gamut of merchandisers, from Wal-Mart, Target, Home Depot to Sears and Circuit City.
Company officials said the stoppage immediately affected some 7,200 passengers: 3,500 in Hungary and more than 3,700 abroad who had been expecting to board Malev flights on Friday.
Gov. Chris Christie ordered the work stoppage, which affects projects across the state, after lawmakers failed to agree on a gas-tax increase.
Shopping malls, factories, banks and small businesses joined a 6 a.m.-to-6 p.m. "paro," or stoppage, that affected practically every region in this oil-producing nation of 24 million people.
A work stoppage would affect some of the industry's biggest publishers, including Activision Blizzard, Electronic Arts, Disney, Take Two and Warner Bros.
Organizers said that they planned to bus in people from more than 20 cities and that the work stoppage would affect the dairy industry, hotels, restaurants, manufacturers and grocery stores.
The trade group Associated General Contractors of America estimates that the stoppage has affected 70,000 workers, many of whom have been told to go home until the FAA money comes through and the stop-work orders are lifted.
