Labor & Unions
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Inside the Grassroots IATSE Campaign to Pay $70,000 in Back Dues for Strapped Members Ahead of Strike Authorization Vote
More than 98% of members voted to authorize a strike in union’s negotiations with film and TV producers
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How IATSE’s Strike Threat Sets the Stage for Hollywood Guilds’ Coming Fight Over Streaming
“Our rights and our benefits have been slowly eroded and we haven’t kept up,” SAG-AFTRA L.A. local VP David Jolliffe says
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Fran Drescher, Joely Fisher Win SAG-AFTRA Elections in Split Ticket Result
Unite For Strength candidate wins president race while Membership First wins secretary-treasurer
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Broadway Tour Crews Must Be Fully Vaccinated as Part of New Labor Deal
Actors Equity reached an agreement on COVID-19 safety measures with producers, though rules for shows on Broadway itself are still being discussed
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Guilds, Studios Extend COVID-19 Safety Protocol Requirements Through June
Return-to-Work agreement remains unchanged as industry continues to monitor vaccination efforts
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SAG-AFTRA Launches New Website for Reporting Sexual Harassment
Actors guild also announces qualification and training standards for intimacy coordinators
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Why COVID-19 Safety Protocols Are Here to Stay on Hollywood Sets – For Now
“We know there’s been a more infectious variant spreading in California for months, and we don’t know if more are on the way,” one individual with knowledge says
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CBS Will Pay $3.4 Million in Residuals to Settle Dispute With Writers Guild Over Streaming
Network will pay residuals owed for TV shows added to the since-rebranded CBS All-Access streaming service
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Hollywood’s 4 Biggest Questions to Get Production Back to Normal
Unions and studios are still figuring out how to deal with COVID-19 variants and vaccines, as well as when all these safety measures might be lifted
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Do Hollywood Writers Still Need Agents After WGA’s Packaging Fee Victory?
Many writers are re-examining their relationship with their agents after 21-month standoff in which many relied on each other to find jobs
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Hollywood Unions Lobby for Tax Incentive to Promote Diverse Hiring in the Industry
AFL-CIO and Hollywood labor are also pushing for bills that protect bargaining to help reduce the wage gap
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WGA President Says Pandemic ‘Sped Up’ Packaging Fee Victory: ‘Agencies Aren’t Out of the Writer Business’
David Goodman also hints at how Hollywood writers’ relationship with their agents may shift after three-year battle
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Writers Guild Rejects WME’s Latest Franchise Agreement Offer
Negotiating committee says agency offer “substantially alters” the terms that CAA agreed to on affiliate production outlet ownership
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LA’s Live Theaters Find New Cash as Film Locations
“If a TV commercial wants to rent a theater, that’s a great source of revenue when you are shut down,” says Pasadena Playhouse leader Danny Feldman
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Why Hollywood Unions Aren’t Mourning Quibi’s Death
Quibi productions could use a loophole in guild contract rules involving minimum pay
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