Support for Striking Writers

For Immediate Release               Contact: Steve Smith (202) 637-5018

Statement by AFL-CIO President John Sweeney

On Support for Striking Writers

November 20, 2007

The AFL-CIO proudly supports our fellow AFL-CIO union, the Writers Guild of America, East and its sister union, the Writers Guild of America, West in their current fight to win a fair contract for their striking television and screenwriter members.  Their members are our nation's storytellers; their imagination and freedom of expression are national treasures.  They are in the struggle of their creative lives, fighting for a rightful share of revenues from the internet, news media, and digital technologies of the 21st Century.  They simply want what all working men and women want and deserve - to be compensated fairly and respectfully for their work and their contributions to their employers.  We proudly stand beside the Writers Guilds in their efforts and join them in solidarity.

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