Edwards hits the pavement with striking writers

[JohnLocke]

Edwards hits the pavement with striking writers
By Tina Daunt--Los Angeles Times
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The leading Democratic presidential hopefuls have all issued statements of support for the striking Hollywood writers, but former Sen. John Edwards showed up today to walk one of the picket lines.

Edwards appeared outside the NBC studios in Burbank this afternoon amid a crush of reporters and news photographers, who jostled to get pictures of the candidate marching along with several hundred Writers Guild members. With sleeves rolled up and tie loosened, Edwards pushed through the crowd. He stepped up onto a concrete bench and grabbed a bullhorn.

"It’s a great privilege for me to walk with you, to stand with you," he told the strikers. "I want you to know that your brothers and sisters in unions across this country walk with you. They’re in this cause with you. I’m in the cause with you. It’s about justice and fairness and equality."

Edwards -- a longtime advocate of organized labor -- used the opportunity to call for more support of all unions. "We must strengthen and grow the union movement in America," he said. "It’s the only way we can insure that these corporate conglomerates don’t take over the United States."
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[Blackhatjack]

1. Edwards standing up for the rights of workers and their unions once again...

[Blackhatjack]

2. K & R

[adnelson60087]

3. But It's unfair to Hillary since Edwards

attended and she didn't. Seriously, we all need to support our Unions here in the US and promote their growth again. Keep things open and on the up-and-up. This will help us all. Go John!

[saracat]

5. Once again, the first and in this case only candidate to walk the line.

Go John.

[JNelson6563]

4. Organized labor is so important!

[Wiley50]

6. I like this guy more and more n/t

[Omaha Steve]

7. Is it me, or.....

Are more and more labor stories going main stream on the DU???

K&R.

[earth mom]

8. Love this photo!

[RestoreGore]

9. Saw the video of this on Current TV's site

Good for him.

[Lugnut]

10. K&R n/t