Labor
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Fran Drescher Urges Union to ‘Not Give Up’ in Fiery SAG Strike Rally Speech: ‘We Are Going to Change History’
The guild’s recently reelected president slams the “growing greed of the conglomerates” while addressing an energized crowd outside Paramount Studios
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Marvel Studios VFX Workers Unanimously Vote to Unionize With IATSE
This is the first time visual effects workers have unionized with the group
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Unions Are Adeptly Using Social Media to Take Down Hollywood’s Elite | PRO Insight
It’s very clear who’s winning in the public eye, and it’s not the studios
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Hollywood Workers Have Taken $45 Million Out of Their Retirement Plans During Strike | Exclusive
The Motion Picture Industry Pension Plan has received hardship withdrawal requests from nearly 3,000 members
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‘Ridiculousness’ Writers Vote Unanimously to Unionize
The writing staff of the viral MTV clip show filed an initial motion with the NLRB this summer
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‘Murder, She Wrote’ Movie in the Works From ‘Dumb Money’ Writers
The project, from Pascal Pictures is on hold due to the strike
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Guild-Backed Bill Giving Unemployment Benefits to Striking Workers Passed by California Assembly
Bill will now head back to the State Senate for a final vote
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Hollywood Strikes Draw More Famous Faces to the Picket Lines (Photos)
The actors’ strike is now in its third month
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WGA Strike Roundtable: TV Writers Say ‘Frustration Boils’ in Mini-Rooms, Especially With Notes ‘From the Algorithm’ | Video
“These notes that you’re getting aren’t even really from the executives… It’s nuts,” Shelley Meals, a writer for Netflix’s “Shadow and Bone,” tells TheWrap
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Hollywood Unions Push for Unemployment Insurance for Striking Workers: ‘Time for California to Catch Up’
“Every one of us on the picket line has put in the work to earn this benefit,” strike captain Kayla Westergard-Dobson said
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Fran Drescher to Studio CEOs: ‘Do Not Plead Poverty to Me, Just Make a Good Deal’
SAG-AFTRA president says “insatiable appetite for money” at studios contributed to strike in new interview
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Aaron Paul Says He Doesn’t Make Any Money From ‘Breaking Bad’ on Netflix (Video)
“And that’s just one of the things that we’re fighting for,” the actor says
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Bill Maher Ribs WGA Over Some of Its ‘Kooky’ Demands: No One Is ‘Owed a Living as a Writer’ (Video)
“This is show business, this is the make-or-miss league,” Maher says
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WGA Encourages Strike Silver Lining in Labor Day Message: ‘We Have Never Been the Companies’ Enemies’ (Video)
Negotiating committee co-chair Chris Keyser says the union does not “begrudge the companies their success or deny their struggles” and that “we all must succeed together”
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IATSE Workers Show Strike Solidarity – but Worry About Their Own Labor Fight Ahead
Blowing through financial reserves, below-the-line union members are concerned about their leverage in upcoming contract talks
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