Labor
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SAG-AFTRA Video Game Performers Go on Strike After Contract Talks Stall on AI
Voice and motion-capture performers authorized a strike in September 2023
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Hollywood Workers Grapple for a Foothold in an Industry at a Crossroads
A Wrap series: Entertainment jobs are becoming tougher to hang on to, leaving veterans to ponder new career paths as their personal struggles deepen
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Basic Crafts to Resume Studio Contract Talks Wednesday
Other Hollywood unions call in solidarity on studios to “respect their workforce and make meaningful moves”
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Basic Crafts Extends Studio Contract Talks ‘As Many Days as Necessary’ — but Not Beyond July 31
“We look forward to continuing to educate the Companies on the important work our members do for their productions,” union leaders write
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IATSE Members Ratify Contract With All Locals in Favor
85% of overall votes were in favor of approving the Hollywood Basic Agreement
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LA On-Location Filming Drops 12% From Last Year Due to Declining Content Spend, ‘Post-Strike Paralysis’
A 56% drop in reality TV shoots is the biggest factor behind the industry-wide drop in production, according to the latest FilmLA report
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Good Deed: ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ Casting Notice Aims to Help Actors Qualify for Health Insurance
After a viral casting notice, TheWrap has details about how the late night talk show is helping up-and-coming SAG actors
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These IATSE Artists Are Voting ‘No’ on Their Next Contract, and AI Is to Blame
“At least the writers have the ability to refuse AI systems. We as designers don’t have that,” one union member says
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Teamsters and Basic Crafts ‘Remain Far Apart’ From Studios ‘on Our Core Priorities’ Ahead of Final Week of Talks
Teamsters General President Sean O’Brien will participate in a call to Motion Picture Division members on Sunday
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CBS Pays Writers Guild $3 Million for Contract Violations
Writers for “MacGyver,” “SEAL Team” and “Hawaii Five-0” were required to continue working even after their rooms were declared closed
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SAG-AFTRA Thanks California for Getting ‘One Step Closer’ to Protecting Dead Actors From AI Replication
“We should be free to live and die without the fear of becoming someone else’s unpaid digital puppet,” the union’s VP Jodi Long says
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Amid Fatalities and New Contracts, IATSE Members Search for a Set Safety Culture Change
A candlelight vigil mourning fallen crew members turns into a discussion on how to avert more preventable deaths
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IATSE and Studios Reach Tentative Area Standards Agreement
The news comes on the heels of a tentative deal on the Hollywood Basic agreement
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IATSE, Studios Strike Tentative Deal on Hollywood Basic Agreement
15% compound wage increase, AI protections and triple pay for shoot days longer than 15 hours are among the topline gains
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SAG-AFTRA Adds Infertility Treatment to 2025 Health Plan
The benefits cover up to $30,000 of “medically necessary” treatment