Labor
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CAA Signs Version of Franchise Agreement With Writers Guild, Approval Still Pending
WME remains last major agency holdout in dispute over packaging fees
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Hilary Swank Sues SAG-AFTRA Health Plan for Not Covering Ovarian Cyst Treatment
“This matter addresses the shockingly antiquated question of whether the sole purpose of a woman…is to procreate,” the lawsuit says
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Writers Guild Says It Has Hit Limit in Franchise Agreement Talks With CAA, WME
While the WGA has had cordial talks with the two agencies, it says it will not “give them a different and better deal because they waited”
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‘We Are Being Left Behind’: Retired Hollywood Actors Protest Changes to SAG-AFTRA Health Plan
Changes to the guild’s cash-strapped health plan could force thousands of seniors off their coverage in the middle of a pandemic
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WGA Packaging Fee Lawsuit Delayed to August 2021 by Pandemic
United Talent Agency left legal conflict after signing Writers Guild’s franchise agreement last month
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SAG-AFTRA Has Laid Off Over 100 Employees Since Start of Pandemic
More than 20% of union’s staff let go since April
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WGA Contract Ratified With Overwhelming Approval in Membership Vote
Only 87 votes against the contract were counted
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IATSE’s Safety Guidelines for Broadway and Stage Shows Include Paid Sick Leave and No-Touch Tickets
Staggered call times and elimination of backstage tours are also recommended by stage workers’ union
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Time’s Up Urges SAG-AFTRA Members to Vote Against Proposed Studio Contract
Hollywood’s anti-sexual harassment organization says the contract does not do enough to protect actors in intimate scenes
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Inside the Heated Debate Over SAG-AFTRA’s Latest Studio Contract: Sex Scenes, Money and Quibi
Guild leadership calls it the most valuable deal ever negotiated, but heads of the Los Angeles local say it leaves too many important issues unresolved
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Lessons From the Writers Guild’s Deal With UTA: Why Now and What’s Next?
The WGA’s goal of ending packaging fees is closer than ever — and the pandemic might be a factor
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Writers Guild, AMPTP Deal Includes Streaming Residual Boost, New Parental Leave Fund
Contract will now go to the WGA board for approval
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Writers Guild and TV Showrunners Share Plans to Include Writers in COVID-19 Safety Protocols
WGA will hold talks with studios about protecting writers as Hollywood production resumes
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SAG-AFTRA Issues ‘Do Not Work’ Notice Against Scott Baio Film for COVID-19 Violation
Actors guild says production also violated child actor safety regulations
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WGA East Calls on AFL-CIO to Sever Ties With Major Police Union
“Police unions are incompatible with the AFL-CIO’s stated goals: ‘to vanquish oppression, privation and cruelty in all their forms,’” guild says
