Labor & Unions
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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
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Hollywood Unions Voice Support for Teamster Casting Ahead of AMPTP Negotiations
The contract talks begin on Monday
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A Hollywood Hairdresser Styled ‘Star Wars’ Actors Before the Slowdown Led Her to Open the ‘Shack in the Back’
Holding on in Hollywood, a Wrap Series: Sallie Ciganovich, Emmy-nominated hairdresser
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Crooked Media Employees Unanimously Ratify New Labor Contract
Significant salary increases and transparency on AI use were among the key gains earned by workers at the liberal podcast company
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SAG-AFTRA Video Game Performers Set Disney Picket Line for Thursday
Members of the Interactive Negotiating Committee and other guild leaders will participate
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A Dolly Grip Says: ‘I Don’t Know How Long This Career Can Sustain Itself’
Holding on in Hollywood: Grip Diego Mariscal has seen crew members commit suicide and worries his specialty will be swallowed by technology
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Casting Assistants Unanimously Vote to Unionize With Teamsters
They’re seeking higher wages, health benefits, a pension and job protections
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A Sitcom Writer-Turned-Psychologist Counsels Hollywood Workers on the ‘Industry Apocalypse’
Holding on in Hollywood: Phil Stark, a writer on “That ’70s Show” pivoted to counseling industry brethren
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Animation Anger: Hollywood Artists Face Multifaceted Crisis as Contract Talks Near
The animators producing successes like “Inside Out 2” are facing mass layoffs and overseas outsourcing as Hollywood slashes production costs
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Editors Guild Executive Director Cathy Repola Retiring After 32 Years
The vet of her field announced that she’s stepping down in January after a three-decade tenure with IATSE Local 700
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Crooked Media Union Stages One-Day Walkout as WGA East Pressure Increases on ‘Pod Save America’ Production Company
The bargaining unit calls on founders Jon Favreau, Jon Lovett and Tommy Vietor to join final days of negotiations
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An Assistant Director Says: ‘There Are 100s of Us Sitting at Home’ as Production Shrinks
Holding on in Hollywood, a Wrap Series: Paul Lindsay, assistant director and DGA member
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WGA East Accuses Crooked Media of Union Busting Amid Contract Negotiations
“It’s a shame when a progressive company like Crooked Media fails to live up to its own values,” guild president Lisa Takeuchi Cullen says