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Sean O’Brien has been elected president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters and his slate of reform-minded Teamsters United running mates will lead the 1.3 million-member union for the next five years. O’Brien succeeds James P. Hoffa, the son of infamous Teamsters boss Jimmy Hoffa, who chose not to seek reelection after running the union since 1998.

O’Brien, a sharp critic of Hoffa, has vowed to get tougher at the bargaining table, saying during the campaign that “If we’re negotiating discounted contracts and we’re negotiating lousy deals, why would any member, anyone, want to join the Teamsters union?”

And for the first time ever, a member of Hollywood’s Teamsters Local 399 will have a seat on the Teamsters’ General Executive Board. Lindsay Dougherty, Local 399’s recording secretary, business agent and organizer, and a member of O’Brien’s slate, has been elected as one of four Western Region vice presidents.

[1] On November 19th, I had the opportunity to sit down and interview the screenwriters of Tron Legacy, Adam Horowitz and Edward Kitsis. Because the interview mentions a couple potential spoilers, and delves into future continuations (the Tron animated series, Tron 3) / other future projects, I've decided to run the chat the week following release. You can read the whole interview after the jump. [begins with conversation already in progress] Edward Kitsis: You've been on this ride with us, Comic-Con... Peter Sciretta: I was even on set, so it’s like… Adam Horowitz: We’re old buddies, man…[laughs] Edward Kitsis: Slashfilm is definitely one of our daily reads. Adam: You guys are just…We love how fast you are and how on top of everything. Edward: Obviously you meet with a lot of people, but, like, it’s funny, because we are fans ourselves. So we’re sitting down with sites that we read today,...