LOS ANGELES—A large, multi-union rally in support of striking Writers Guild of America members was held May 26 in downtown Los Angeles as the strike wrapped up its fourth week with no end in sight.
Members of SAG-AFTRA, IATSE, and the Teamsters, along with hotel workers, teachers, SEIU 721, SEIU 1000, and AFSCME joined WGA members in the late afternoon rally at Figueroa and 12th streets near the Convention Center, where the state Democratic Party was holding its annual meeting.
“Solidarity is everything within our unions and among our unions and we have that. We feel that,” WGA President Meredith Stiehm said.
Organizers said the rally-goers represent more than 200,000 workers in Los Angeles whose contracts are set to expire….