Labor & Unions
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WGA’s Crunched Health Plan Takes Center Stage as First Post-Strike Contract Talks Get Underway
Writers Guild leaders tell TheWrap about some of the positive changes that came out of the strike and the tough talks that lie ahead
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SAG-AFTRA, AMPTP Pause Contract Talks With No Deal, Will Resume Before June Deadline
The two sides say they had “productive” talks over the past five weeks
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WGA West Boosts Offer to Striking Staff Union, but Deal Is Rejected Amid Tensions
“It is always a union’s right to decide when to take a deal or how long to strike,” WGAW Executive Director Ellen Stutzman says
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Teamsters to DOJ: Paramount-Warner Merger ‘Can’t Be Allowed to Move Forward’
“This merger threatens the livelihoods of the very workers who built these studios into industry giants,” Teamsters President Sean O’Brien says
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City of Los Angeles Slashes Filming Fees at Griffith Observatory by 70%
As Griffith goes from $100,000 to $30,000, the L.A. Central Library is also now open for film production for the first time in over 10 years
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CBS News 24/7 Staffers Pledge to Strike If Contract Deal Isn’t Reached
“Meet us where we’re at,” the bargaining committee says in a statement to management
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Communications Workers of America Plots Shareholder Battle Against Nexstar-Tegna Merger
The union is asking shareholders to back five proposals designed to “improve governance so local TV stations can survive and thrive in the future”
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WGA Members Approve Bargaining Agenda That Addresses Pay, Health Care and AI Concerns
Over 97% of participating union members voted to approve the pattern of demands
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Universal Studios Hollywood Employees Want ICE Protections in Their Next Union Contract
Hollywood has remained silent amidst a year of immigration raids in Los Angeles. Theme park unions want to change that
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LA City Council Passes Package of Film Permitting Reforms to Stop Production Decline
“These are the lowest hanging fruits that we can address right away,” said councilmember Adrin Nazarian, who promises more changes to come
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Writers Guild Awards Canceled in LA Over Staffers’ Strike
The recently formed Writers Guild Staff Union went on strike on Feb. 17 after six months of contract talks with the WGA led to no deal
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KTLA, Chicago’s WGN Hit by Nexstar Layoffs in Failure to ‘Prioritize the Public Interest,’ SAG-AFTRA Says
“We will continue to fight for strong agreements that protect journalists and the audiences who rely on them every single day,” the union states
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Writers Guild West Threatens to Cancel Awards Show if Striking Staff Doesn’t Accept Latest Offer
The Writers Guild Staff Union is on strike after six months of bargaining with WGA leadership
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WGA Members Throw Support Behind Striking Guild Staffers: ‘We Would Not Have Survived 2023 Without Them’
Writers held a solidarity rally to urge their leadership to give the Writers Guild Staff Union a fair contract
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