Labor
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SAG-AFTRA Outlines Remaining Sticking Points Over AI in Video Game Contract
Actors’ guild rejects video game companies’ proposal to make buyout offers for digital replicas and wants protections against their use during a strike
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Entertainment Unions ‘Prepared to Fight Back’ Against Trump-Ordered Elimination of NEA, NEH and CPB
Shutting down these nonprofits “would be a radical action that would harm everyday people,” says the Arts, Entertainment and Media Industries coalition
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National Writers Union Condemns Vox for Laying Off Polygon Staff in Sale to Valnet
“Every website sold to Valnet is a tragedy for entertainment journalism and Internet culture,” the NWU says
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Writers Guild Voluntarily Recognizes Staff Union
A bargaining unit of more than 110 guild employees will soon begin negotiations on their first union contract
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John Lindley Re-Elected as Cinematographers Guild President
The “Pleasantville” DP previously served as ICG president from 2020 to 2022
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WGA Issues ‘Do Not Work’ Order Against Randall Emmett, Martin Scorsese-Produced Film ‘Wall of White’
Emmett is currently on the Writers Guild’s strike/unfair list for failing to pay writers for past projects
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Alamo Drafthouse Strike Ends After 58 Days, All Laid-Off Staffers Rehired
“Strike won! All jobs are back!” the union shared Monday on its social accounts
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TV Writing Jobs Fell 42% in the Year After Hollywood Strikes, WGA Says
The guild blamed the declines on cord-cutting, a pullback in streaming series and studios’ “prolonged unwillingness” to resolve the 2023 strike
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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
