Tom Corwine

Here are some pictures I took from the Solidarity March for Writers on Hollywood Boulevard. Although I didn’t bring a real camera along, I made extensive use of my cellphone’s added feature.

The Teamsters showed up in full force. The crowd cheered as not one, not two but three 18 wheelers from International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 399, Local 64 and Joint Council 42 rolled past.

The march started off with Alicia Keys performing Go Ahead and No One.

Dedication can be expressed many different ways.

We started at Ivar and headed west to Grauman’s Chinese Theater. Not only did various entertainment unions such as SAG, DGA and AFLCIO show, but many non-entertainment unions including the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) marched. I tried counting how many different industries were represented - I lost count.

Okay, so The Incredible Hulk isn’t a union. It’s still nice to have his support.

Amongst the crowd, I met some writers from The Young and the Restless. There have been some nasty rumors that the Y&R writers went Fi-Cor and crossed the picket lines to go back to work. They didn’t. They are in solidarity with the rest of their fellow WGA members.

Once we arrived at Grauman’s Chinese Theater, Writers Guild of America, west President Patric M. Verrone spoke along with many others. From Grey’s Anatomy, Sandra Oh gave a passionate speech which basically called for a complete boycott of Sony, Disney, GE, Viacom, News Corp., and Time Warner.

My inner paparazzi wishes I could’ve taken a better picture than this, but I suppose it’s not bad for a cellphone.

Walking the picket lines these past few weeks has been an emotional experience for me, but this rally was one of those exceptional moments in life when I feel like I was part of a moment in history.