Column: On the picket line, a telling alliance between hotel workers and screenwriters
www.latimes.com
People spoke of the same struggles, the same fears, seethed the same anger and vowed the same resistance against their bosses.

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“You would never imagine they have the same struggles as us — they’re from the movies. But it turns out we’re in the same boat. We need to make sure we don’t sink.” Nichols worked as a bellman for nine years, which paid bills as he pursues acting career. Seeing his two unions fighting side by side “is overwhelming in a positive way."