Striking writers are convening in the heart of Los Angeles today for a march and rally designed to demonstrate the depth of the support among Writers Guild of America members for the strike that is now in its eighth week.Strong March and Rally for a Fair Contract is set to kick off at Pan Pacific Park, with the crowd marching along Third Street and Fairfax to wind down to the La Brea Tar Pits off Wilshire Boulevard, in the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
David Goodman, former WGA West president and co-head of the guild’s contract negotiating committee, toldthat the outpouring of support for the WGA strike, which began May 2, from fellow entertainment unions has been hugely significant.