The New York March has attracted media attention, with the New York Times reported the participation of thousands of union members and the unanimous support by the Executive Council of the AFL-CIO. The AFL-CIO has been reported to participate in Washington, Thursday 1 March.WGA East, the American Federation of Musicians, and Rosanna Arquette as militants in the streets, while WGA West issues statement of support.
The American Federation of Musicians Local 802 has participated in March. AFM National President Ray Hair joined in March as part of the quota, saying it made “in an attempt to draw attention to the economic situation of people working in America” and blasting “Wall Street money men has blown the ‘ economy, (and) unharmed, saved with their big bonuses, consolidating their power. ”
So far, Equity, AFTRA, DGA, IATSE, SAG and the Teamsters entertainment remained silent, perhaps reflecting union hesitation that the Times article pointed out, arising from the movement and his own little ‘anti-capitalist roots and origins outside of work. In fact, the statements explicitly class-based entertainment by unions seems to be the first language they have used for many years.
At this time in Los Angeles, a march is going to be filled with the participation of the SEIU, among other unions. Rosanna Arquette was spotted during the event.
Unions are often viewed as entertainment organizations rich, but the majority of their members, both above and below the line, make money more accurately described as middle class or below, and often struggle to find work. Only the most prominent members of these unions, like the stars above, sort of wages or considered high even by the standards common astronomical.
Keyser added, “Companies and individuals who played with our future, who made a killing on that bet, then was rescued by us, they came back with strong profits and wages unreasonable. No one has paid a price for it , but the American worker. ”
Many of the entertainment unions noted that they are not anti-capitalists, with Winship called “None of us are against profit” and Keyser noted “it is not necessary that the benefit of everyone equally.” But Keyser added that “the game (should not) be rigged.”
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Also Thursday, President Obama said: “The protesters are voicing frustration to a broader based on how our financial system.”
Denouncing the “gross income inequality and CEO pay outrageous” and pointing to a context of unemployment and foreclosures, the Writers Guild of America East president Michael Winship joined protesters occupy a road wall Wednesday, March as part of a contingent that WGAE included the Executive Director Lowell Peterson and about three dozen members of the guild and staff.
He also criticized both political parties, saying that “does not seem to have the courage or independence to hold anyone responsible, or at the request of serious guarantees to protect us from this happening again.”
“Capital clean American workers in these difficult times, very close to us clean,” says Hair.
The WGA West has joined the chorus of criticism today, with the Guild President Christopher Keyser called “The rich are always much, much richer (and) … the middle class tends to disappear, and our poor and our unemployed are in free fall. “
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