Labor
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Carol Lombardini to Leave AMPTP Presidency Next Year
The leader of labor negotiations for the studios is stepping down after 15 years, following last year’s writers’ and actors’ strikes
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John Oliver, Seth Meyers Among 1,250 WGA Members Calling for PBS to Reach Deal With Writers
The guild is pushing for full union protection for animation writers and streaming residuals, among other key issues
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SAG-AFTRA Reaches Deal on AI Protections With Digital Replica Company Ethovox
The company, owned and run by voice actors, will guarantee consent and compensation for union members with whom it works
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‘SNL’ VFX Workers Unionize With IATSE
The group includes 16 VFX artists and leads who craft the NBC show’s digital shorts
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Gavin Newsom to Announce Proposal to Boost California Film Industry
The Governor will hold a press conference in Los Angeles on Sunday
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SAG-AFTRA Video Game Contract Talks Extended, New Dates TBA
News comes days after the guild announces more than 120 games have signed on to the union’s tired budget or interim agreements
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Animation Guild Starts ‘March on the Boss’ Rallies as Contract Talks Continue
Animation workers at Netflix delivered a petition with 2,000 signatures calling for a fair deal
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‘Summer of Soul’ Producers RadicalMedia Unionize With WGA East in Continued Push From Nonfiction Creators
The production company is also behind projects such as “What Happened, Miss Simone?” and the filmed Broadway production of “Hamilton”
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SAG-AFTRA to Resume Video Game Contract Talks Next Week
The actors’ guild will also stage a picket line at the Warner Bros. lot on Wednesday
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WGAE Urges Hearst Not to ‘Jump Into Bed with Another Failing Tech Startup’ After OpenAI Deal
“Is a robot’s money worth more than the state of our profession?” the guild’s executive director Sam Wheeler writes
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New AI Protections Laws Aren’t a ‘Silver Bullet’ Against Rapidly Changing Tech, Says Top SAG-AFTRA Lawyer
TheGrill 2024: Since last year’s strikes, the union is fighting on Capitol Hill and Sacramento against unethical AI use
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Writers Guild of America Instructs Members Not to Work for Millennium Films
The production company behind “The Expendables” franchise is in hot water with the union
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LA Film and TV Production Plummeted 20% in 2023, FilmLA Study Finds
California’s market share has fallen from nearly 23% of qualified projects captured in 2021 to 18% in 2023
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Teamsters Ratify 3-Year Studio Contract for Casting Professionals, Setting First-Ever Weekly Minimum Rate
The contract, which includes casting assistants for the first time, was accepted with a resounding 91.9% vote
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Casting Directors Reach Tentative Studio Agreement With Unanimous Negotiating Committee Support
Teamsters Local 399 and 817 announced the news Friday, saying they “fought until the bitter end”
