Baltimore Labor in Solidarity with the WGA

An informational picket, and protest rally, was held, on Thursday, Dec. 20, 2007, in Baltimore City, at the Inner Harbor, in support of the striking members of the Writers Guild of America (WGA). Appearing on the picket line in solidarity with the rank and file of the WGA were, among others, officials and members of the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA); the Screen Actors Guild (SAG); Metropolitan AFL-CIO Unions; Baltimore Building & Construction Trades Council, AFL-CIO; MD State and DC, AFL-CIO; Mid-Atlantic Region of Carpenters; along with a few casts members from the programs "The WIRE" and "Homicide: Life on the Street," and Tom Moore, Talk Show Host from WCBM.

Sharing their views on the strike, in the order of their appearance are: Fred Mason, Tom Moore, Khris Baxter, Deborah Rudacille, Rod Easter, John Stelmack, Ernie Grecco and Michael Salconi.

Kudos to all the unions, and their members, who supported this effort; and, with a Special Thanks to WGA member, Rafael Alvarez, for all his work in helping to organize this event.

For background on the WGA, go to: http://www.wgaeast.org/ andhttp://www.wga.org/

For full disclosure purposes, Liam Hughes, this presenter, is a member of AFTRA/SAG.

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• Writers
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• America
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• Alvarez
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• Rod
• Easter
• Liam
• Hughes

[FieryLocks]

No one is shoving sex down your kid's throats! It's YOUR responsibility as a parent to monitor what they watch. All of the shows you complain about come on when your kids should be in bed. If you don't like what is on television buy boxed DVD sets of all the shows you find appropriate for your family and stop trying to censor what millions of other people want to watch.

[breaks0]

Awesome! Keep up the fight.

[KOBATV]

Hang tough, WGA! I wish that I could have been there to support you yesterday, but I didn't hear about it until just now.

[eenkmouse2311]

POWER TO THE PEOPLE!!!

union born,union bred

and when i die

i'll be union dead!

[stodj]

Great to see and hear those on the picket lines and know that writers are picketing not just in Hollywood! It's important to take care of workers and maintain our unions.

[gobigorange99]

Go unions!