Top Model Strike Update

Posted by Casey Peek, Director of Eyes on the Fries

Support America's Next Top Model Union! The United Students Against Sweatshops (USAS) sent us some information on how you can support the strike.

http://studentsagainstsweatshops.org/

From USAS:
As you may know and have seen on the news, the writers of
America's Next Top Model (ANTM) are on strike and need your
support. So, take a few minutes of your day and show the writers
some support by telling their bosses that they deserve the right
to form a union.
The writers do not receive any health care coverage, pension
benefits, or residuals for
their work on ANTM, unlike writers who are covered by the
Writers Guild (union).
The writers unanimously requested that ANTM producers
recognize their request to be
represented by the Writers Guild of America, west and begin to
negotiate on July 12,
2006. The show producers have refused to honor the writers¿
request and negotiate with the union. On Friday, July 21, 2006,
the 12 writers unanimously launched a strike to achieve union
rights.
So, take a few minutes of your day and show the writers some
support by telling their bosses that they deserve the right to
form a union.

You can take action on this alert either via email (please see
directions below) or via the web at:
http://www.unionvoice.org/campaign/antm_strike/367ini2f7xn6d8?


Visit the web address below to tell your friends about this.
http://www.unionvoice.org/campaign/antm_strike/forward/367ini2f7xn6d8?


We encourage you to take action by October 7, 2006