Don’t Forget the Writers Guild

Posted on January 6th, 2008 by Howard

It’s been about two months since the WGA began its strike against the AMPTP. Many of its own members, including Jay Leno, Conan O’Brien, Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert have decided to forsake the Union that helped them get started in show business.
So I’ve decided to to forsake them, at least until the strike is [...]

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What the Writers Guild Wants

Posted on November 24th, 2007 by Howard

Even if we (the UPS Teamsters) haven’t gotten everything we wanted, we should still be pulling for Hollywood writers to come out on top in their strike. For a quick tutorial on what their strike is about, watch this video:

It should be noted that Teamsters are at the forefront of support for the striking writers. [...]

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