Labor & Unions
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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
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Basic Crafts Receive ‘Last, Best and Final Offer’ as Contract Expiration Approaches
The Teamsters negotiating committee responded Friday with a counter that they urge the studios to give “good faith consideration”
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SAG-AFTRA Video Game Strike Continues AI Fight for ‘Consent and Compensation’
Guild’s negotiating committee says top video game companies would not agree to AI terms similar to those studios agreed to
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Basic Crafts to Resume Studio Contract Talks Wednesday
Other Hollywood unions call in solidarity on studios to “respect their workforce and make meaningful moves”
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Basic Crafts Extends Studio Contract Talks ‘As Many Days as Necessary’ — but Not Beyond July 31
“We look forward to continuing to educate the Companies on the important work our members do for their productions,” union leaders write
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IATSE Members Ratify Contract With All Locals in Favor
85% of overall votes were in favor of approving the Hollywood Basic Agreement
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LA On-Location Filming Drops 12% From Last Year Due to Declining Content Spend, ‘Post-Strike Paralysis’
A 56% drop in reality TV shoots is the biggest factor behind the industry-wide drop in production, according to the latest FilmLA report
