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Published: Oct. 30, 2007 at 1:01 PM

Teamsters encouraged to support WGA

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 30 (UPI) -- "An official for the Teamsters union in Hollywood is encouraging members not to cross picket lines should the Writers Guild of America go out on strike.

Negotiations were slated to resume Tuesday at the Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers offices, however, if an agreement can't be reached, members of the WGA could walk out as early as Thursday, Variety.com said.

While a no-strike clause in their contracts prevents the Teamsters -- a union that represents more than 4,000 Hollywood drivers, location managers and scouts, casting directors and animal wranglers -- from striking, picketing or boycotting a producer, they can still disrupt production by refusing to cross picket lines as individuals, the trade paper said."  TO READ MORE GO TO: http://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2007/10/30/Teamsters-encouraged-to-support-WGA/UPI-43641193763715