Labor & Unions
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‘Beast Games’ Season 3 Agrees to IATSE Deal After Non-Union Start to Production
Mr. Beast’s Prime Video reality competition filmed its second season with IATSE crew workers
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Directors Guild Begins Final Stage of 2026 Hollywood Labor Contract Cycle
Like the WGA and SAG-AFTRA, health plan solvency and AI will be key issues at the negotiating table
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Writers Guild Staff Union Reaches Tentative Agreement With WGA to End 79-Day Strike
“Once ratified, the strike will end and Writers Guild staff will return to doing what we do best,” the union’s bargaining committee says
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IATSE Goes On Strike Against Live-Action ‘CoComelon: The Melon Patch’ YouTube Series
The union accuses the show’s producers of refusing to provide crew members fair wages and benefits
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IATSE Accuses Kennedy Center of Illegally Laying Off Workers Ahead of Trump Closure
“We will not allow an employer to ignore its contract and strip workers of their rights,” International President Matthew D. Loeb says as the union files an unfair labor practice charge
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SAG-AFTRA and AMPTP Reach Tentative Agreement
The new deal will succeed the 2023 SAG-AFTRA TV/Theatrical Contracts
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WGA West Rejects Counterproposal From Staff Union on ‘Best, Last and Final Offer’
The impasse continues after WGAW accused striking staff members of violence and intimidation in an email
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WGA Members Overwhelmingly Vote to Ratify New Studio Deal With 90.4% Approval
In a rare but not unheard-of departure from norms, this deal will last for four years instead of three
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The WGA-AMPTP Deal Reflects a Major Shift in Hollywood’s Labor Talks
As the Writers Guild votes to ratify its contract, insiders note major changes at the negotiating table
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WBD Shareholder Vote Shows ‘Cracks in Their Armor’ Over Paramount, Block the Merger Group Says: ‘Not a Done Deal’
The Future Film Coalition’s open letter topped 4,000 industry signatures Thursday, including Robert De Niro and Sofia Coppola
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Warner Bros. Shareholders Sign Off on $110 Billion Paramount Deal. Now the Fight Begins | Analysis
The deal must still make its way through regulators in the U.S. and overseas, with state attorneys general weighing legal action
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Business
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Jane Fonda Committee Condemns WBD Merger Shareholder Approval: ‘This Fight Is Far From Over’
“A handful of powerful decision-makers should not be allowed to quietly reshape American media, culture and creative life without accountability,” the Committee for the First Amendment says
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Film and TV Workers Hold ‘Block the Merger’ Rally at Warner Bros. Ahead of Shareholder Vote
Jane Fonda’s Committee for the First Amendment protests the WBD-Paramount merger at the New York headquarters as the list of entertainment industry signatories crosses 4,000
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Snap to Lay Off 1,000 Employees as CEO Evan Spiegel Notes ‘Rapid Advancements in Artificial Intelligence’
“As a result of these changes, we expect to reduce our annualized cost base by more than $500 million by the second half of 2026,” the Snapchat boss adds
