America’s Work Force Union Podcast - Lisa Takeuchi Cullen, Vice President, Writers Guild of America East | Kenyon Johnson, Anisa Hosseinnezhaf, and Gabriella Ortega Ricketts, Documentary Workers United, CWA Local 9003

Lisa Takeuchi Cullen, Vice President, Writers Guild of America East | Kenyon Johnson, Anisa Hosseinnezhaf, and Gabriella Ortega Ricketts, Documentary Workers United, CWA Local 9003

08/31/23 • 54 min

Vice President of the Writers Guild of America East, Lisa Takeuchi Cullen, joined the America’s Work Force Union Podcast to talk about the ongoing writers’ strike. Cullen also talked about the energy and support for the strike and what a fair, modern contract win involving artificial intelligence would look like and the impact it would have on the entertainment industry.

A trio of members from the Documentary Workers United (CWA Local 9003), Kenyon Johnson, Anisa Hosseinnezhaf, and Gabriella Ortega Ricketts, joined the America’s Work Force Union Podcast to discuss the work done to earn the first contract for the DWU. The group discussed the work done by the International Documentary Association (IDA) and the importance of unions for the non-profit sector.

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