Teamsters Hollywood Local 399 boss Lindsay Dougherty has caught the attention of the labor movement with her forceful rhetoric. Her sometimes profane style has drawn out some critics.
“I have newfound friends on Twitter,” she said with a laugh.
Contract talks between the WGA and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, which represents the studios, broke down May 1 during the hours before the previous three-year deal’s expiration. The two sides have yet to resume negotiations, and there’s no end in sight to the conflict., defended Dougherty’s actions, arguing that her efforts to shut down productions will help hasten the strike’s end.
“Jimmy Hoffa has always been a name in my household since Day One,” Dougherty said. “Hoffa was one of the strongest labor leaders in history. That’s exactly what our members want. They want a strong leader.”Lindsay Dougherty, 38, is no stranger to Local 399, where she led recent contract negotiations with the major producers.
“I was always under Blue Cross, like a great Cadillac healthcare plan, because of the Teamsters,” Dougherty said, noting the distinction from her peers in the poverty-stricken area of Detroit she grew up in. “I noticed the difference in even my friends, how my father being in the union made that difference.”She abandoned an early aspiration to become an actor while in college and got a bachelor’s in communications at Oakland University in Michigan.
Earlier this week, Dougherty met with government officials in Sacramento to advocate for the California film tax credit program, meant to keep productions from fleeing to other states that offer generous incentives.As the contract between the Writers Guild of America and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers expires, a strike has been called.
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