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Anonymous Strike Diary: The ‘Eastside Warrior’ on Stretching Out Those Final Paychecks

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In his latest picket line dispatch, a writer reckons with the realities of a prolonged fight, including summer childcare, lots of Bob's Big Boy and, most crucially, holding onto wider support. 'You always wonder if others will sympathize. What about the freelancer, what about the aspiring actor, what about the overworked crew whose families take the hit for all those 14-hour days?

This is part of a series of accounts of the strike from Hollywood writers at different levels in their careers. The diarists have been granted anonymity to encourage candor.

You can read previous entries byMemorial Day must be the new Labor Day — at least judging by the ocean of unions that flooded downtown to end Week 5. While Disney had Ariel trying to sing the summer box office back to life, we had Lindsey Dougherty chanting “Union Town.” Nothing against mermaids, but when I’m in a knife fight, I’ll take a Teamster with a Hoffa tattoo on her arm any day of the week.

 

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