Labor & Unions
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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
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CBS Pays Writers Guild $3 Million for Contract Violations
Writers for “MacGyver,” “SEAL Team” and “Hawaii Five-0” were required to continue working even after their rooms were declared closed
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SAG-AFTRA Thanks California for Getting ‘One Step Closer’ to Protecting Dead Actors From AI Replication
“We should be free to live and die without the fear of becoming someone else’s unpaid digital puppet,” the union’s VP Jodi Long says
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Amid Fatalities and New Contracts, IATSE Members Search for a Set Safety Culture Change
A candlelight vigil mourning fallen crew members turns into a discussion on how to avert more preventable deaths
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SAG-AFTRA Adds Infertility Treatment to 2025 Health Plan
The benefits cover up to $30,000 of “medically necessary” treatment
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Apple TV VFX Workers Move to Unionize With IATSE
The union has filed a petition to the National Labor Relations Board to represent 17 workers across six productions
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LA Entertainment Business Becoming Less White but More ‘White Collar,’ New Study Says
Otis College’s latest report says tech jobs are driving a more diverse — and more college-educated — entertainment workforce.
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Hollywood Teamsters Exchange Proposals as First Week of Contract Talks Conclude
The Teamsters and Basic Crafts are negotiating their contracts simultaneously for the first time ever
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IATSE to Resume Contract Talks With Studios on June 24
AMPTP will pivot to negotiating with Hollywood Teamsters and the Basic Crafts on their contracts over the next two weeks
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Why Hollywood Creatives Prefer a Skydance Deal With Paramount | Analysis
As a deal seems close, creatives warn that a merger between Sony and Paramount would mean fewer buyers for their work
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IATSE, Producers End Scheduled Area Standards Contract Talks With No Deal Yet
But negotiations will continue as they shift back to bargaining on a Hollywood agreement this week
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New York Magazine Union Is ‘Extremely’ Concerned Over Lack of Transparency in Vox Media’s OpenAI Deal
“The sudden nature of this announcement, and the lack of information and transparency around what it entails, is extremely concerning,” the guild writes of its parent company
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IATSE Concludes First Week of Area Standards Talks, Sets Next Hollywood Agreement Negotiations
Their focus included working conditions and wage adjustments
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Dotdash Meredith Union Secures 15% Average Pay Increase, 3% Annual Raises in New Contract Agreement
The three-year deal covers approximately 160 staffers at People, Entertainment Weekly and Martha Stewart Living











