Labor
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Academy Museum Employees Call for Recognition of New Union
The move is among a nationwide wave of cultural institution staffers looking to unionize
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SAG-AFTRA Board Approves New Network Television Code for Non-Primetime Broadcasts
Over $200 million in covered earnings will be generated by the contract, which covers shows from “Jeopardy!” to the Oscars telecast
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WGA East Members Approve Union Restructuring for Digital Media
Almost 100% of votes were in favor of dividing guild into work sectors for online media, broadcast media and film/TV
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SAG-AFTRA Releases Registry of Accredited Intimacy Coordinators
Actors guild continues to build network of coordinators for nude and sex scenes in film and television
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Music Supervisors Seek Unionization With IATSE
Below-the-line union says that 75% of music supervisors signed unionization cards
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Animation Guild Reaches Deal With Studios
Pact includes retroactive wage increases, better terms for writers and new media projects
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‘Cartoon Janitors’ Strike Back: Animation Guild Members Open Up About Their Fight for Better Pay and Respect
A background artist, a storyboarder and the creator of an HBO Max cult hit explain why the status quo must change
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Writers Earn Half as Much for an Animated Show. Now Animators Are Demanding More D’oh | Video
WrapPRO Roundtable: Animation Guild Members speak out on poor wages, pandemic pressure and a disrespect for their craft
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Directors Guild President ‘Appalled’ by Supreme Court’s Abortion Draft Decision
“I strongly support the right for DGA members [to] be able to make their own reproductive health care decisions,” Lesli Linka Glatter says
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Directors Guild Reports Progress in Diversity Efforts During 2020-21 TV Season
DGA annual study reports incremental gains for women and people of color in survey of television projects
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Writers Guild Calls on Studios to Consider Abortion Laws ‘When Choosing Production Locations’
WGA West leadership condemned the leaked Supreme Court draft decision overturning Roe v. Wade
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WGA East Council Finalizes Proposal to Restructure Digital Media Unionization Efforts
Proposed changes to the guild’s constitution will go to a member vote
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IATSE President Becomes Latest to Slam Oscars Pre-Taping Strategy
Five of the eight categories that will be presented before the ceremony are represented by IATSE locals
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‘New Deal for Animation’: IATSE Members and Allies Rally Amid Contract Talks
“We desperately need a new deal that gives equal pay for equal work,” Animation Guild committee chair Teri Cusumano told hundreds of members
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G/O Media, WGA East Agree to New Contract After 5-Day Strike
New contract includes raises in salary minimums, parental leave time and severance pay