Jay Leno just gave a shout out to his UNION crew.

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I don't watch Jay that often but I happened to be flipping through the channels and saw the last few minutes of his (second) final sign off. Among the people he thanked was his UNION crew. And the crowd cheered when he made that distinction!

WTG Jay.

[jsr]

1. Classy farewell

[mokawanis]

2. I liked hearing that

Unusual to hear a rich guy acknowledge that workers deserve fair wages and benefits. Props to Leno for that comment.

[Sissyk]

3. He sure did!

That was very heartwarming to see. Go Union workers.

I like Jay but excited to see Jimmy Fallon start up.

Also, a little secret about me that will not be popular. I am THE BIGGEST Garth Brooks fan in the world. lol! Was good to see him performing live again.

[blkmusclmachine]

4. Is he gonna STAY GONE this time???

[Skittles]

6. probably not

[LostOne4Ever]

5. He has always been very pro-union

Though he does describe himself as fiscally conservative and socially liberal.]

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But then again, he also says he never voted conservatively in his life:

http://www.laweekly.com/2004-09-16/news/does-mr-middle-of-the-road-lean-left/?storyPage=3

[Sgent]

7. Dateline TBS

"NBC has the Olympics. It’s a big deal. NBC will finally get to show somebody who’s okay with passing the torch." -- Conan

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8. Bwahahahaaa.

Coco!

[Bluenorthwest]

9. And yet remember, fans of MSNBC, that NBC refuses to Unionize MSNBC

Of course the Networks have Union contracts, the Unions and Guilds have organized and struck and maintained the Networks as 100% Union Shops. It's not Leno's choice. I dig that Jay shouted out for the Union, some of his Union crew are friends of mine. But the crew is not Union because of Jay, the crew is Union because of the crew and the Unions.

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10. That is bizarre.

And not a peep from Rachel or Ed or Chris etc.

[Boom Sound 416]

11. Got to work on a Jay Walking episode with him once

Nothing but class.

Signed,
Union member