Or as other speakers put it, Do the right thing.

These are all reasonable demands, she said, especially in what she called a union town.

In New York, elected officials have spoken at ralliesincluding Democratic Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand of New York.

Picketers at the NYC City Hall rally Thursday in Manhattan

Picketers at the NYC City Hall rally Thursday in ManhattanSean Piccol/for Deadline

Gillibrand and other electeds say their primary power in this dispute is persuasion.

That could be a leveraging tool for bringing people to the table in good faith.

Its pretty egregious considering that we call ourselves a union town.

The ‘Broadway Day Rally’ hosted by the Writers Guild of America East

On Thursday at least a dozen city officeholders joined that chorus.