Shortly after joining the WGA, John Mahone got his first glimpse of the world that he wants all comedic television writers like himself to be able to live and work in: He was on set, with the production he was attached to happening in front of him, as he wrote. Picketers outside the WGA meeting in Manhattanĭeadline spoke with some attendees at the Manhattan site before that meeting began. The audience were up on their feet fast with a standing ovation for Stutzman early on in the evening’s event. We have to keep fighting together.”Įven with Dougherty’s call for Hollywood labor solidarity, perhaps the loudest and most intense applause of the night went to WGA chief negotiator Ellen Stutzman. “We fucking promise you that next year, when IATSE and Teamsters go in for our fight, it’s going to be the same thing,” the Local 399 chief said in language similar to what she told Deadline on May 1, before the strike was called. Up on stage with a constellation of Tinseltown unions, Hollywood Teamsters chief Lindsay Dougherty also offered strong backing and received a standing ovation from the over 1,800-strong union crowd, we hear. “The White House is behind us.”Īlso beginning later than scheduled due to a huge line for check-in, the Shrine-hosted event saw remarks of support from DGA Negotiating Committee chair Jon Avnet as well as leaders from IATSE and SAG-AFTRA.
“The entire labor movement is behind us,” one WGA leader told the crowd.
There was big applause from WGA members as the solidarity from other guilds and unions like IATSE was brought up. WGA Strike Photos: Stars, Writers, Showrunners & Their Supporters On The Picket LineĪlthough the Great Hall meeting took a bit longer than expected to get started, the crowd clearly was fired up, according to sources at the venue.
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