Union supporters rallied in Hollywood on Wednesday in support of a contentious organizing drive at the private Los Angeles Film School on Sunset Boulevard.

Pro-union speakers accused school management of using stall tactics to put off a vote on unionization of about 150 instructors and other staffers. Union activists also charged that the school had fired one union supporter and illegally disciplined another since the union began organizing in February, while holding mandatory meetings among workers in a bid to thwart the union.

"All we want is a vote so people can decide if they want a union," said Peter Q. Nguyen, field representative at the California Federation of Teachers, which is spearheading the drive. "Instead, there's a lot of harassment and intimidation."

In February, the union says, it submitted to the National Labor Relations Board pro-union authorization cards from more than 60% of school staffers. Under federal labor law, the authorization cards could lead to an election among employees about affiliating with the union. But union officials allege that the school has used delaying tactics before the federal National Labor Relations Board in an effort to dodge a vote likely to lead to unionization.