Labor & Unions
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Alamo Drafthouse Staffers in Colorado and New York Strike Over ‘Unjust’ Layoffs, Sony’s ‘Corporate Betrayal’
The theatrical chain’s three unionized locations at Sloans Lake, lower Manhattan and downtown Brooklyn went on strike Friday
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Alamo Drafthouse Workers Fight Layoffs With Threat of Striking: ‘This Is a Community Space’
Workers at the Sloans Lake location in Colorado authorized a strike this week, joining Alamo theaters in Manhattan and Brooklyn in pushing back against cuts
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Vox Media Union Demands Recognition for PS (Pop Sugar)
The company’s WGA members begin negotiations on their third collective bargaining agreement, as Pop Sugar remains the only non-union website in the portfolio
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The Athletic Staff Seeks to Join New York Times Union
Organizers at the sports publication sent a letter to NYT publisher A.G. Sulzberger calling for voluntary recognition
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Animation Guild Ratifies New Contract With Studios and Streamers, Increasing Protections From AI
The deal, which also covers wage increases, was accepted by 76.1 percent of voting members
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Amazon Workers Launch 7-Facility Strike Over New Labor Contract
“If your package is delayed during the holidays, you can blame Amazon’s insatiable greed,” Teamsters General President Sean O’Brien says
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Animation Guild Executive Board Defends Hollywood Deal Amid Frustrations From Committee Members
As the ratification vote began Tuesday, some animators like Mike Rianda and Joey Clift voiced their concerns over AI safeguards
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Animation Guild Brings ‘March on the Boss’ Protests to Warner Bros.
After rallying at Netflix and DreamWorks’ headquarters, animators turn their attention to the “Coyote vs. Acme” studio
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Intimacy Coordinators Unanimously Vote to Unionize With SAG-AFTRA
The trained experts that oversee nude and sex scenes on set will now negotiate their first labor contract
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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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‘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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SAG-AFTRA Moves to Unionize Intimacy Coordinators
“Intimacy coordinators have our backs on set and now it’s our turn to have theirs,” union president Fran Drescher says as the actors’ guild files a petition with the NLRB
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Video Games on Strike: From One Conference Panel, a Wave of Unions Has Risen
From SAG-AFTRA strikes to a “World of Warcraft” union, years of organizing in gaming are starting to bear fruit
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California Senate Passes AI Protection Bill Endorsed by SAG-AFTRA
The amended bill now returns to the California Assembly for final passage before heading to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s desk