Linda Hinton was elected District 4 vice-president in 2012 and was served in this position at the time of the interview in 2023. Hinton began her employment as an operator working on a cord board at Ohio Bell in the late 1960s, later working in the coin department, and fraud desk as a service representative. She joined Local 4310 in Columbus, Ohio, became a steward, and was elected local president in 1984, the year of the Bell system divesture. She served as local president 12 years before appointment as a staff representative in 1996. As District 4 vice-president, Hinton bargained many contracts, promoted the union’s political program, and led the fight in Ohio to repeal the anti-public worker bill (SB5).
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