Labor
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Actors’ Equity President Brooke Shields Bluntly Calls for Improved Broadway Contracts: ‘They’re Busting Their Ass for You’
“Our stage managers don’t have swings. They get sick, they have to still come to work. It’s too much,” the actress says at a Times Square rally
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SAG-AFTRA Members Overwhelmingly Approve 2025 Broadcast TV Code
96.48% of voters ratified the new code covering live and recorded work across linear television
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LA Times Union to Hold First-Ever Strike Authorization Vote as Contract Talks Near 3rd Year
Since negotiations began in September 2022, the guild has seen layoffs impact approximately 200 Times staffers
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Park Chan-wook, Don McKellar Expelled From WGA for Writing on ‘The Sympathizer’ During Strike
Anthony Cipriano has also been suspended from the Writers Guild of America until May 2026 for breaking 2023 writers’ strike rules
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‘Midnight Rider’ Director Randall Miller Sues DGA to Overturn Lifetime Ban
The filmmaker served a year in prison after the death of camera assistant Sarah Jones while shooting on a train bridge
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Matthew Loeb Secures Another Term as IATSE International President at Union Convention
The former scenic artist, who has been at the helm of the organization since 2008, was appointed Thursday along with several other union leaders
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Michele Mulroney to Become Next WGA West President After Running Unopposed
The union announced the final list of candidates Wednesday for its upcoming officer and board elections
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LA County Board of Supervisors Unanimously Approve Measures to Streamline Filming Permits
The move comes amid a larger city and statewide effort to bolster local film and television production
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SAG-AFTRA Members Ratify Interactive Media Agreement After 320-Day Video Game Strike
95.04% of voting members approved the contract, which contains new AI protections for voice actors and motion capture performers
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WGA East Leaves Elon Musk’s X in Protest of AI Grok’s Antisemitic Posts
“We look forward to engaging with you on other platforms,” a spokesperson for the union says
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LL Cool J Pulls Out of Philadelphia July 4 Concert in Solidarity With Striking City Workers
“I’m not going to cross a picket line and perform for money when people are hurting,” the rapper said
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California Bill Expanding Film and TV Tax Credit Eligibility Passes
“We can look forward to our members getting back to work where they live,” the Entertainment Union Coalition says
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Vox Media Union Employees Ratify New 3-Year Contract
The pact includes wage increases, protections against artificial intelligence and an unlimited PTO policy
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LA Times Offers New Buyouts That Union Says ‘Egregiously’ Violate Contract | Report
The paper’s union says management is offering “roughly half of what select members were entitled to,” Oliver Darcy reports
