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Lindsay Dougherty will succeed Steve Dayan as leader of Hollywood's Teamsters Local 399, making her the first woman to ever hold the local's top post. Dayan announced today that he is retiring on April 30, and the local's executive board has voted unanimously for Dougherty to serve out the remainder of his three-year…

Negotiations for a new film and TV contract covering Hollywood's Teamsters Local 399 and the Basic Crafts unions will begin this week with the Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers. The current contract had been set to expire July 31 but was extended to allow for industry-wide return-to-work discussions…

Upcoming negotiations for a new film and TV contract covering members of Hollywood's Teamsters Local 399 "will be more difficult than usual, as the companies try to make up for Covid losses on our backs," Local 399 leader Steve Dayan said in a message to his members. The union's current contract had been set to expire…

EXCLUSIVE: As the industry begins to reopen, Steve Dayan, secretary-treasurer of Hollywood's Teamsters Local 399, told his members today that "we are slowly starting to see some of our members return to work as we continue to engage in discussions with the other guilds and unions and the AMPTP to develop industry-wide…

As Hollywood hunkers down during the coronavirus pandemic, the secretary-treasurer of Teamsters Local 399 said today that "it's only a matter of days before the town shuts down." Steve Dayan said the local's offices in North Hollywood "will be closed to the public and most of us will be working remotely starting…

EXCLUSIVE: Michael Nyman, co-chairman and CEO of public relations firm PMK•BNC, is the new chair of the California Film Commission, which administers the state's $330 million annual film incentives program and is charged with stemming the flow of runaway production. Formerly the commission’s vice-chair, he takes over…

Following an election marred by violence, Teamsters Local 399 is taking special precautions for its next membership meeting "due to a threat of violence." The local's quarterly meeting will be held October 23 at Pickwick Gardens in Burbank, CA. "Unfortunately, due to a threat of violence, we will be limiting this…

EXCLUSIVE: Teamsters Local 399 secretary-treasurer Steve Dayan has won re-election by a landslide, defeating challenger Mitch Masoner by a vote of 1,407-341. Dayan's slate of running mates also trounced Masoner's, 1,275-246. It was a heated and on at least one occasion violent election, with one of Dayan's supporters a…

The ongoing election at Teamsters Local 399 has taken a violent turn, according to a report filed with the Burbank Police Department, which is investigating an alleged election-related assault September 12 outside Warner Bros Studios. Retired Teamster Ray Holmgren told detectives he was handing out fliers outside the…

EXCLUSIVE: Violence and the threat of violence have shaken Teamsters Local 399, which is in the midst of a bitterly contested election. A source tells Deadline that the home of the local's leader, secretary-treasurer Steve Dayan, was recently vandalized. Last night, his opponents called off a rally "due to threats of…

The National Labor Relations Board has dismissed allegations that Hollywod’s Teamsters local rigged last year’s contract ratification vote. Local 399 Secretary-Treasurer Steve Dayan had contented that the charges were "frivolous" and politically motivated. "I'm very pleased that the board recognized that Local 399's…

The National Labor Relations Board is investigating allegations that Hollywood Teamsters Local 399 rigged the ratification vote on its recent film and TV contract, which was overwhelmingly approved by the members in July. The local's leader, Steve Dayan, flatly denies the charges, calling them "frivolous" and without…