New York readies for the picket line
WIth the two sides still negotiating into the early evening, writers guild members on the East Coast were just told to wake up in the morning prepared to strike:
Excerpts from the e-mail:
"The Writers Guilds will go on strike Monday, November 5th at 12:01 AM. As soon as the strike starts at 12:01 a.m. in your home time zone, all Guild-covered work under the MBA must cease. The WGAE Strike Rules go into effect immediately when the strike starts...Basically:
You may NOT pitch or negotiate with a struck company.
You may NOT provide writing services, sell or option work to a struck company.
You MUST notify your representatives, such as agents, to cease negotiations on your behalf with struck companies...
You MUST perform picket duty."
The e-mail also went on to say:
"SHOW UP -- Join fellow writers on the picket line this week. On Monday, we will be picketing around Rockefeller Plaza on 49th St. from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Please feel free to bring family, including children, to the picket line...Beginning Tuesday, we will be picketing at various locations around New York every day."
--Joseph Menn
