Labor & Unions
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Condé Nast Settles With Union 6 Months After Staffers Fired Over HR Confrontation
The publisher is allowing three members of the “fired four” to resign as active employees
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SAG-AFTRA’s New AI Protections: What They Mean for Real and Synthetic Actors
Producers would have to prove that an AI-generated actor like Tilly Norwood brings “significant digital value.” Here’s what that means
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WGA Laments End of Colbert’s ‘Late Show’ on Finale Day: ‘A Loss for Both Comedy Lovers and Free Speech Supporters’
The writers union looks back on the late night program’s historical run and labor advocacy
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IATSE Endorses LA Mayor Karen Bass for Reelection: ‘Fighting for Film and Television Workers Her Whole Career’
“She’s done more to bring our jobs back to Los Angeles than anyone in city government,” the entertainment labor union says
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SAG-AFTRA Reveals Details of 4-Year Agreement With Studios, Including Merged Pension Plan
The actors’ guild will merge the SAG and AFTRA pension plans and touts a deal “strongly favoring human performances”
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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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