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Talks at Impasse, MPTF Preps for Caregivers Strike

March 14, 2013 By Brent Lang 9 weeks ago

MPTF says it has lined up temporary support staff

  

MPTF Caregivers to Strike for 3 Days

March 9, 2013 By Brent Lang 10 weeks ago

Contract talks have centered on staffing levels and healthcare premiums

  

Caregivers Picketing at MPTF on Thursday; Possible Strike Planned

February 18, 2013 By Brent Lang 12 weeks ago

Union and MPTF differ in opinions about "progress" of talks

  

MPTF CEO Hits Back at Unsafe Staffing-Level Claims After Caregivers OK Strike Authorization

January 31, 2013 By Brent Lang 15 weeks ago

CEO Bob Beitcher says staffing levels are not part of union negotiations

  

Caregivers at MPTF to Vote on Strike, Citing Benefits and Staffing Levels (Exclusive)

January 29, 2013 By Brent Lang 15 weeks ago

Union members are upset about cuts to their benefits and staffing levels that they deem unsafe

  

IATSE OKs Strike Against Fledgling Pac-12 Network

December 8, 2012 By Todd Cunningham 23 weeks ago

IATSE claims the new network is using non-union workers in its jurisdiction and will picket several Pac-12 basketball games Saturday

  

IATSE Union Ends Strike, Will Organize TNT’s ‘The Great Escape’ (Updated)

June 9, 2012 By Sharon Waxman 49 weeks ago

The IATSE union will organize workers on TNT's "The Great Escape," reaching an agreement with producer Profiles Entertainment after calling a strike on Saturday

  

AFTRA Board Gives OK to Strike on Music Labels

October 2, 2011 By Daniel Frankel 1 year ago

Labor group gives strike authorization to negotiators working on a new sound recordings contract

  

Christopher Keyser Defeats Patric Verrone for WGA West Presidency

September 16, 2011 By Fred Schruers 1 year ago

"Party of Five" co-creator and his moderate agenda upset seasoned negotiator and former guild president who presided over the union during the strike

  

Huffington Post Rebuffs Union 'Boycott'

March 21, 2011 By Dylan Stableford 2 years ago

Spokesman: "The vast majority of our bloggers are thrilled to contribute"

  

Picket Comes Down at Nickelodeon; 'BrainSurge' Crew Back to Work

March 4, 2011 By Tim Kenneally 2 years ago

Update: Game-show workers' walkout ends with a swift and amicable resolution

  

Huffington Post Contributors Go on 'Strike'

March 2, 2011 By Tim Kenneally 2 years ago

Tired of providing content in exchange for mere exposure, a "collective art publishing company" says "No more" to HuffPo

  

After 2-Week Labor Battle, IATSE Settles With 'Biggest Loser'

November 22, 2010 By Daniel Frankel 2 years ago

Agreement ends stage workers' strike of NBC reality show

  

IATSE Takes 'Biggest Loser' Fight to NBC's Burbank Studios

November 17, 2010 By Pamela Chelin and Daniel Frankel 2 years ago

Union unfurls banner and asks passers-by not to watch the reality show until the producers recognize production workers membership in the labor group

  

'Biggest Loser' Strikers Get Support From Talent, AFL-CIO

November 16, 2010 By Daniel Frankel 2 years ago

National labor group pledges its resources to IATSE, while series host Alison Sweeney looks to raise money for the show's striking workers

  

'Biggest Loser' Production Resumes; Trainers Won't Cross Picket Line

November 15, 2010 By By Pamela Chelin & Daniel Frankel 2 years ago

Strikers loudly sing "Happy Birthday" to passers-by in effort to disrupt production, which has resumed with scabs; trainers Jillian Michaels and Bob Harper refuse to cross

  

'Biggest Loser' Picketers Prepare to Face Strike Breakers

November 14, 2010 By Daniel Frankel 2 years ago

Stage workers union puts out release saying there's been no dialog with production; they're preparing to picket on show's Calabasas location on Monday

  

IATSE Calls Strike on 'Biggest Loser'

November 10, 2010 By Daniel Frankel 2 years ago

Stage employees vote to picket NBC reality show

  

Strike 2? WGA's Bowman Back as Negotiating Co-Chair

July 28, 2010 By Daniel Frankel 2 years ago

Producer who oversaw the guild's last round of labor unrest is back for 2011 AMPTP talks; Billy Ray also named as co-chair

  

Studios, Truck Drivers Reach Deal, Avoid Strike

July 25, 2010 By Daniel Frankel 2 years ago

New two-year agreement with Teamsters Local 399 avoids crippling walkout

  

Studios Face Trucker Strike

July 24, 2010 By Daniel Frankel 2 years ago

Teamsters branch set to vote on strike authorization Sunday

  

Are Unions Still Necessary? A Conversation With Labor Specialist Richard Epstein

February 16, 2009 By Lauren Horwitch 4 years ago

Richard Epstein: "If people know what they're doing nothing outperforms the competitive market. The way in which workers are protected is to get away from one job and take another."

  

David White Statement, Feb 3, 2009

February 3, 2009 By Sharon Waxman 4 years ago
  

Civil War Rages at SAG

February 2, 2009 By Sharon Waxman 4 years ago

Civil war within SAG raged on Tuesday over a lawsuit that will be filed by hardliners in the guild seeking to reinstate Doug Allen.

  

Alan Rosenberg gagged? Not!

January 28, 2009 By Richard Masur 4 years ago
  

Rosenberg Says Ousted Allen "Too Good" For Hollywood

January 27, 2009 By Sharon Waxman 4 years ago

In an emotional letter, the weakened SAG president defended his chief negotiator Doug Allen who was booted from office by angry board members.