Writers Guild Of America East announced today a "Labor Community Solidarity Rally" for Tuesday, November 27th. "As the WGA strike enters its 4th week, in a major show of support by the city’s labor community, there will be a massive Solidarity Rally to thank the thousands of union members from every industry who have joined us on the picket lines from New York to Los Angeles and stood with us to preserve decent working standards against corporate power. The rally’s message is 'We’re all in this together, and we demand a fair deal!' " It takes place in NYC's Washington Square Park from 12 Noon to 1:30 PM and joining the WGAE writers will be members of the Writers Guild of America, West, SEIU, SAG, UNITE-HERE, UFT, national and NYS AFL-CIOs, and the New York City Labor Council and celebrities. Officials will include Randi Weingarten (UFT), Ed Ott (Central Labor Council), Gary Lebarbera and Dennis Hughes (NYS AFL-CIO), Sam Freed (SAG NY President), Richard Masur (former national president of SAG).
On Wednesday, the WGAE plans "International Solidarity Day" supported by the International Affiliation of Writers Guilds (IAWG) in Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, Canada, UK, Mexico and France. In NYC, the striking writers will picket in front of Time Warner Center /Time Warner Studios in Columbus Circle from 10 AM–2 PM.
These WGA ads with actors are the reason people hate writers. Wow, thanks for letting everyone know writers write words for actors! What a huge PR breakthrough! A Desperate Housewife and the Man in the Wool Cap staring at the camera without words — whatcha gonna do now AMPTP? I’m sure you’re quaking in your boots.
Grow up, writers. This is a labor dispute not an oppptunity to shoot some PSAs in black and white.
We all seem to understand what the UAW does without a PSA of someone on the highway driving… nothing.
Comment by walmut12 — November 25, 2007 @ 2:31 pm
Gosh, this makes me appreciate editors even more.
Comment by wgaRiter — November 25, 2007 @ 5:54 pm