And I think thats what were there to do.
Were not going to roll over and say, it is what it is.
We fought in 2007-08, I was part of that fight.
WGA negotiating committee member Danielle Sanchez-WitzelDominic Patten
Its not something that we want to bring to the town.
What was their mentality?
Do you think they wanted a deal or do you think they thought they could bluff you guys out?
I can only tell you about my thought process and our thought process.
Theres something broken in town, and we need to fix it.
DEADLINE:Where does it go from here?
You guys are out on the streets.
Some people have said this could even go longer than 2007-08.
SANCHEZ-WITZEL: I cant say.
I know were in a day-to-day situation.
And I dont want to speculate and talk about how long this will be because we just dont know.
Were extremely united, were fighting for each other.
This affects all of us.
A lot of our members are on the East.
So you gave the dollar value, which we think shows how far apart we are.
SANCHEZ-WITZEL: Yeah, I think we dont see anybody lose their jobs.
I think we move forward, when they take us seriously and when they recognize our value.
We recognize our value today.
I just dont know the answer to that.
SANCHEZ-WITZEL: We are ready today.
DEADLINE:Last question.
You talked about tough times for people.
vendors in the Greater Los Angeles County will see a drop in small businesses that they work with.
What do you say as one of the negotiating committee members to those people who have those concerns?
Its difficult to do this to the town.
I walked on picket lines in 2007-08, we know what the effect is.
