Labor & Unions
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The WGA-AMPTP Deal Reflects a Major Shift in Hollywood’s Labor Talks
As the Writers Guild votes to ratify its contract, insiders note major changes at the negotiating table
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WBD Shareholder Vote Shows ‘Cracks in Their Armor’ Over Paramount, Block the Merger Group Says: ‘Not a Done Deal’
The Future Film Coalition’s open letter topped 4,000 industry signatures Thursday, including Robert De Niro and Sofia Coppola
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Warner Bros. Shareholders Sign Off on $110 Billion Paramount Deal. Now the Fight Begins | Analysis
The deal must still make its way through regulators in the U.S. and overseas, with state attorneys general weighing legal action
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Business
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Jane Fonda Committee Condemns WBD Merger Shareholder Approval: ‘This Fight Is Far From Over’
“A handful of powerful decision-makers should not be allowed to quietly reshape American media, culture and creative life without accountability,” the Committee for the First Amendment says
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Film and TV Workers Hold ‘Block the Merger’ Rally at Warner Bros. Ahead of Shareholder Vote
Jane Fonda’s Committee for the First Amendment protests the WBD-Paramount merger at the New York headquarters as the list of entertainment industry signatories crosses 4,000
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Snap to Lay Off 1,000 Employees as CEO Evan Spiegel Notes ‘Rapid Advancements in Artificial Intelligence’
“As a result of these changes, we expect to reduce our annualized cost base by more than $500 million by the second half of 2026,” the Snapchat boss adds
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CBS News 24/7 Union Ratifies Contract With AI Guardrails
The 60-member union unanimously approved the three-year contract, securing AI protections and advance notice on layoffs
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Writers Guild Releases Tentative Agreement With AMPTP, Including $280 Million in Studio Health Plan Contributions
The guild’s negotiating committee also touted minimum increases for comedy-variety writers and an expansion of AI protections
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ProPublica Union Launches 24-Hour Walkout After AI Talks Stymie Contract Negotiations
Guild staffers at the nonprofit newsroom say management has refused to agree to restrictions on replacing jobs with AI, seniority clauses for potential layoffs and wage increases
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SAG-AFTRA to Resume Contract Talks With AMPTP in April
The actors’ union had previously negotiated with studios for five weeks before pausing to allow the Writers Guild to begin its talks
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Ben Shapiro Says ‘We Really Don’t Care’ About Union Strike on Jonathan Majors Film: ‘Just the Latest Attempt to Fight Us’
The conservative commentator, who is producing the film through The Daily Wire, claims the controversy is over the actor “making a comeback with us”
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WGA, AMPTP Make Tentative Agreement Official: ‘This Deal Protects Writers’ Health Plan’
Insiders tell TheWrap that negotiations between writers and studios were “way more productive” than in 2023
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WGA Reaches Tentative Deal With Studios and Streamers on 4-Year Contract
If ratified, the new deal will include a bolstered health plan
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Jonathan Majors’ Producer Dismisses On-Set Fall as ‘Shorter Than Failed Movie Careers’ of Union Reps Amid Crew Strike
Video shows Majors and co-star JC Kilcoyne falling through a loose window pane while filming the untitled Daily Wire-Bonfire Legend production
