WGA Lauds Democratic Candidates Their Support
Edwards, Clinton, Obama Won’t Cross Picket Lines
By Linda Moss -- Multichannel News, 11/21/2007 7:07:00 AM
On the eve of Thanksgiving, the Writers Guild of America East Wednesday thanked the three leading Democratic Presidential candidates for their vow not to cross strike picket lines.
TV and film writers went on strike Nov. 5, and their union said it was “thrilled” with the support it has gotten from Sen. John Edwards, who is opting not to appear on ABC’s The View next week due to the strike.
In addition, the WGA lauded Edwards, Sen. Hilary Clinton and Sen. Barack Obama for saying they won’t cross picket lines if CBS News employees go on strike. The CBS employees, also WGA members, have voted to authorize a strike.
“We are grateful to John Edwards for his decision that he and Elizabeth will not to appear on The View next week in support of our striking writers there,” the WGA East said in its statement.
“In addition, his, Hilary Clinton’s and Barack Obama’s public commitment not to cross potential picket lines at CBS News, should our WGA-CBS News members go on strike in the near future, sends a powerful message that our members cause is just and important,” the WGA added. “They have given us more reasons to be thankful this Thanksgiving. We hope everyone follows their leads.”
