On Tuesday, November 20, the Writers Guild of America held a march on Hollywood Boulevard in which they invited their brothers and sisters in the labor movement to come out in support of their strike, now in its third week. Three huge teamster trucks led the march, and behind them gathered members of SAG, United Healthcare Workers, the Musicians Union, Unite HERE, the United Farm Workers, and many others. Sparsely present were members of the "behind the camera" unions, who according to one disgruntled member, cannot technically support the strike due to a clause in their contract.
But by far the biggest turnout aside from WGA members and friends was the purple-clad Service Employees International Union...
From the newswire:
"Solidarity Works!" Purple and Red Join Forces in Writers' Guild March
by Amy L. Dalton
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"Solidarity Works!" Purple and Red Join Forces in Writers' Guild March