Labor
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California State Senators Call for 35% Tax Credit for All Los Angeles Productions, Aim to Add Animation and Sitcoms
Senate Bill 630 is set for its first committee hearing on Wednesday
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‘Stay in LA’ Campaign to Hold First In-Person Rally Next Month
The grassroots Hollywood org is pushing for studios to bring productions back to Los Angeles with an April demonstration in Sun Valley
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DGA Reappoints Negotiating Committee Chairs Jon Avnet and Karen Gaviola for 2026
The move comes ahead of next year’s contract talks
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AMPTP Names Greg Hessinger as New President
The veteran lawyer and former AFTRA leader replaces the retiring Carol Lombardini
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Video Game Workers Launch Union in Partnership With Communications Workers of America
United Videogame Workers-CWA Local 9433 comes after the gaming industry lost over 10,500 jobs in 2023 and an additional 14,600 in 2024
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IATSE President Meets With Kennedy Center Workers Affected by Trump Turmoil, Urges Productions Not to ‘Walk Away’
“They leave behind critical opportunities for skilled middle-class workers to earn livings” the union said on Thursday
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SAG-AFTRA Says Video Game Talks Still Stuck on AI, Two Sides Remain ‘Frustratingly Far Apart’
The union has been on strike against several major video game developers since July
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Entertainment Union Coalition to Lobby in Sacramento as Part of Tax Credit Expansion Campaign
The “Keep California Rolling” campaign will lobby for an expansion of the state’s production tax incentives
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Alamo Drafthouse Staffers in Colorado and New York Strike Over ‘Unjust’ Layoffs, Sony’s ‘Corporate Betrayal’
The theatrical chain’s three unionized locations at Sloans Lake, lower Manhattan and downtown Brooklyn went on strike Friday
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ABC News Writers Ratify WGA East Contract That Includes AI Protections
New contract prevents layoffs of full-time staffers and requires advance notice of any implementation of AI
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SAG-AFTRA, Telemundo Reach Tentative Agreement for Spanish-Language TV Performers
The deal, if approved, will last through 2028
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Vox Media Union Demands Recognition for PS (Pop Sugar)
The company’s WGA members begin negotiations on their third collective bargaining agreement, as Pop Sugar remains the only non-union website in the portfolio
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Atlantic Theater Company Postpones 2 Off Broadway Productions as IATSE Stagehands Go on Strike
Eliya Smith’s “Grief Camp” and Mona Pirnot’s “I’m Assuming You Know David Greenspan” have been postponed indefinitely
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The Athletic Staff Seeks to Join New York Times Union
Organizers at the sports publication sent a letter to NYT publisher A.G. Sulzberger calling for voluntary recognition
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Animation Guild Ratifies New Contract With Studios and Streamers, Increasing Protections From AI
The deal, which also covers wage increases, was accepted by 76.1 percent of voting members
