November 28, 2007
Posted: 02:39 PM ET
WASHINGTON (CNN) — The Democratic debate scheduled to air on CBS December 10 is still on for now, said a CBS spokeswoman, despite pledges by most of the candidates that they will not cross picket lines set up outside the event site in Los Angeles. Striking Writers Guild of America writers have been picketing outside CBS offices in Los Angeles – the location of the planned debate – since earlier this month, and CBS newswriters could join them at any time. The membership authorized a strike in earlier this month, but has not set a strike date for the newswriters. Sherry Goldman, a spokeswoman for WGA East, denied reports that the newswriters planned to go on strike the day of the debate. Goldman told CNN Radio that the union is “looking at a number of potential dates for a strike, and we are exploring our options.” CBS has asked the WGA to suspend picketing on that day, but the union has not yet responded to that request. Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards has appeared at WGA rallies on both coasts to show support for striking writers, including a visit to a union event yesterday in New York. Ultimately, said the network spokeswoman, the decision was in the hands of the national Democratic party. “If there are picket lines and the candidates invited choose not to cross them to participate, the decision on whether or not to cancel the debate is up to the DNC. In this case, we are the messengers.” – CNN’s Rachel Wells and Steve Kastenbaum Filed under: Uncategorized
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