Official Statement of Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa
WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following is an
official statement of Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa:
Thousands of members of the Writers Guild of America (WGA) find their
livelihoods being threatened by the Alliance of Motion Picture and
Television Producers' (AMPTP) refusal to bargain in good faith. Though they
are the fuel that keeps the multibillion dollar motion picture and
television industry driving, writers continue to be denied a fair agreement
by studio executives.
If we abandon our union brothers and sisters now, we abandon the very
core principals of trade unionism. I encourage the members of WGA to stand
strong and fight for what you believe is right and fair. The Teamsters
support your cause.
Without the content these proud union members provide, the television
and motion picture industry would come to a grinding halt. Hundreds of
people play a role in the creation of a successful product in this
industry. However, the genesis of any production comes directly from the
talented minds of these writers.
The Teamsters Union has more than 4,000 members at Local 399 in
Hollywood, California that work in the motion picture and television
industry and understand that the writers' fight is their fight. I applaud
Secretary-Treasurer Leo Reed's public support of our 12,000 brothers and
sisters in the WGA. If the membership of the WGA is forced to strike, our
union stands ready to support them in any way we can.
While our members are contractually bound to continue to work active
productions if the WGA does go out on strike, each and every Local 399
Teamster has the right to honor any picket line if it is raised at their
place of employment without fear of reprisal from the studios. If there is
one thing that can be said about the 1.4 million Teamsters across this
country, it is that our union is one that believes in strength through
solidarity.
SOURCE International Brotherhood of Teamsters
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Related links:
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CONTACT:
Galen Munroe of International Brotherhood of
Teamsters, +1-202-624-6911, gmunroe@teamster.org
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