Teamster pledges loyalty and demands it, too

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Teamsters union members planned to stand by the WGA, too, by refusing to cross picket lines.

One Teamster told the crowd that if he planned to sacrifice, he expected all the WGA members to do so as well. ‘If I’m going to give up my home for you, I hope that I’m going to see everyone up there on the strike line. I want to see every one of you there personally. You’re not going to hire somebody to stand there for you, you know what I’m saying? If you want to be strong, make sure you’re on that line. Make sure you’re there or else we’re going through the line. You’re asking 4,000 of us to give up our homes for this and we’re willing to do that as long as you do this right.’

-- Maria Elena Fernandez