Leading Democratic Presidential Candidates Won’t Cross Picket Line

Source: AFL-CIO BLOG

by Seth Michaels, Nov 26, 2007

An upcoming presidential debate may be canceled if writers for CBS News go on strike because several Democratic candidates have announced they won’t cross a picket line to participate.

News writers, editors and other staff for CBS News have been without a contract since April 2005. As a result of stalled contract talks, the workers last week gave negotiators the go-ahead to call a strike if a new, fair contract isn’t reached. The more than 500 writers, who work across the country for CBS television and radio properties, are members of the Writers Guild of America, East (WGAE).

The debate is set for Dec. 10. It would be the last national debate before the Jan. 3 Iowa caucuses.


Members of the Writers Guild of America, East, walk the picket line in New York.


So far, Sens. Joe Biden (D-Del.), Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.), Chris Dodd (D-Conn.) and Barack Obama (D-Ill.), as well as former Sen. John Edwards (D-N.C.) and New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson (D) have stated they won’t cross a picket line if writers go on strike before Dec. 10.

Read more: http://blog.aflcio.org/2007/11/26/leading-democratic-presidential-candidates-wont-cross-picket-line/

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I wish they'd take that approach more often and support all workers more.

And I feel sure Kucinich will join them.