Labor & Unions
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SAG-AFTRA and Video Game Companies to Resume Contract Talks
The union’s chief negotiator Duncan Crabtree-Ireland says new dates for negotiations will be announced soon
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SAG-AFTRA Cancels Friday Picket Lines in NY and LA Due to ‘Potential Safety Concerns’
“Stay safe and see you on the picket lines next week,” guild said in a statement Thursday night
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WGA Claps Back at Ted Sarandos’ Criticism of SAG-AFTRA Residuals Ask: ‘Writer Issues Are Not the Same as Actor Issues’
The response from the union comes after talks between studios and the actors guild were suspended on Wednesday
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WGA East Exec Director Lowell Peterson Steps Down After Writers Strike Ends
Contract enforcement head Geoff Betts will serve in interim role after Peterson exits on Nov. 15
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DGA Extends Free Healthcare Coverage for Strike-Affected Members Through March
The plan to help out-of-work directors was originally set to expire Dec. 31
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Some WGA Members Who Picketed Can’t Vote on Deal Due to Guild Earnings Requirement
Writers have expressed frustration over the limits on who in the union can participate
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Adam Conover Remembers When WGA Negotiations Kicked Into Gear: ‘F–king Finally, They Get It’
The “Adam Ruins Everything” writer and negotiating committee member tells TheWrap he “never had any doubt we were going to do it”
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WGA Says Writers Can Return to Work, Approves New Labor Contract for Release
Guild members will be able to vote on the contract from Oct. 2-9
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Academy Museum Union Ratifies First Labor Contract
A $20/hour minimum wage, parental and medical leave benefits are among the gains earned by the union
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WGA Members Stage ‘Dancing With the Stars’ Picket as They Await News on Deal
Dozens of guild members held a weekend picket line at Television City
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WGA and Studio Talks to Continue on Saturday
Negotiations between the Writers Guild and AMPTP will resume after the Yom Kippur holiday
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Writers Have ‘Tempered’ Hopes With Studios Back at the Bargaining Table: ‘We’re Not Going to Take a Bad Deal’ (Video)
“There’s one group that can end this, it’s the AMPTP,” writer Alfredo Septien (“Stargirl”) tells TheWrap
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Meredith Stiehm Easily Reelected as WGA West President
The “Cold Case” creator is elected to another two-year term as the writers’ strike nears 150 days
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WGA Showrunners Meeting Canceled After Restart of Negotiations Set With Studios
Dan Fogelman, Sam Esmail and Kenya Barris were among the pending participants in the now-scuttled informational meeting with guild leadership
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WGA Confirms Constructive Talks With Individual Studios, Says AMPTP Stands in Way of a Deal
Writers Guild encourages companies who want a fair deal to “take control” or “make a deal separately”
