Labor & Unions
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Producers Guild Supports WGA Strike, Notes ‘Difficult Decision’ to Fight for ‘Meaningful Change’
“Everyone working in the film and television industry deserves to be fairly compensated for their work,” the statement reads
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Hollywood Writers Kick Off Strike by Calling for Reason: ‘Even They Know That We’re Right’
“We’re going to do this because our guild is strong enough to do it. The ask is level-headed,” says “Station Eleven” and “Maniac” creator Patrick Somerville
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The Sticking Points: Writers Guild Breaks Down Why It Couldn’t Reach a Deal With Studios
WGA released memo to members comparing its proposed offer to what the AMPTP countered with
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Hollywood Writers Go on Strike as WGA, Studios Fail to Reach Deal
AMPTP announced in a statement that the two sides ended talks without an agreement
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Writers Guild Members Overwhelmingly Approve Strike Authorization Vote by 97.9%
A strike could happen if a deal with studios is not made by the May 1 deadline
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Former ‘CSI’ Writer Details ‘Unsustainable’ Career Roller Coaster in Nod to WGA Vote: ‘We’re Not a Priority’
Deanna Shumaker says she’s struggled so much to find a job that she hasn’t earned enough to be eligible to vote for strike authorization
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David Zaslav: Even With a Writers Strike, Max Streaming Launch Is ‘Ready to Go Guns Blazing’
Warner Bros. Discovery CEO still remains hopeful that the WGA and AMPTP can reach a deal that is “fair to all parties involved”
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SAG-AFTRA Buys New Headquarters in North Hollywood for $46 Million
The actors guild will move out of the Miracle Mile headquarters it had leased since 1993
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Disney Production Workers March at Burbank Lot With Animation Guild to Demand Unionization
The studio has refused to voluntarily recognize efforts to unionize with IATSE Local 839
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Hollywood’s Labor Talks Begin With the Future of Streaming at Stake
Amid a Wall Street squeeze on studios, guilds are forming a united front on demanding major changes to pay scales for digital releases
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Writers Guild Members Approve Pattern of Demands by Overwhelming 98.4% Margin
Stage now set for contract talks with AMPTP starting March 20
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WGA Exec Director David Young Goes on Medical Leave
Assistant executive director Ellen Stutzman was named chief negotiator for upcoming AMPTP talks
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Writers Guild Presents Pattern of Demands for Studio Contract to Members for Approval
WGA members will have until March 7 to vote
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Nickelodeon Animation Voluntarily Recognizes Production Workers Union With Animation Guild
177 production workers at the studio will now become members of IATSE Local 839
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WGA Taps David A. Goodman, Chris Keyser to Co-Chair 2023 Negotiating Committee
The two former presidents will lead the team that will negotiate a critical bargaining agreement with Hollywood’s studios