As a WGA captain, Ochoa manages the schedules of about 30 team members on the picket line in Southern California. SanAntonio SATX SanAntonioTX WGA writersstrike writersguildstrike
She also answers questions from the members, guides them through the negotiation process and relays information about developments in the strike.
Ochoa grew up understanding how vital labor unions such as the WGA are to working people. As the granddaughter of farmworkers, she saw how the collective voice of a community could create change by promoting economic equality. We caught up with her to discuss writers' feelings on the picket lines, the strike's effect and misconceptions about what it means.One of the hardest things about the strike is the unknown. We just don't know. Everyone is amazed at how much more solidarity and unity there is from the other unions than there was during [the 2007 strike]. It's so incredible. I think what's different this time is that social media is such a big influence.
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