“At times, a film needs just one crystallizing image,” writes Manohla Dargs in The New York Times. “Near the end of Norma Rae, the title character played by Sally Field grabs a piece of cardboard and scrawls ‘union’ on it in capital letters. […]
“My biggest challenge is navigating the dynamics between producers and mixers.” […]
Just ahead of the 125th anniversary of the creation of Labor Day as a national holiday, a Gallup poll published Wednesday showed support for unions among the American public is at a near 50-year high despite the best efforts of corporations […]
After 34 years, veteran picture editor Chris Lebenzon is returning to the high-flying world of Top Gun. Lebenzon has been tapped to work on Top Gun: Maverick, Paramount and Skydance’s sequel to the 1980s classic, giving him a closing-of-the-circle […]
A bill in the California legislature designed to attract productions from states like Georgia that have passed restrictive abortion laws has been paused in the state Assembly. The legislation, put forth by Assemblywoman Luz Rivas (D-Arleta) and known as […]
Democratic White House hopefuls should ensure their Medicare for All proposals honor union-negotiated private insurance, AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka, head of the largest federation of US labor unions, said on Thursday. “There’s no question that […]
A measure to curb the widespread use of independent contractors across the California economy moved closer to final passage in the Legislature on Friday even as Uber, Lyft and other gig economy companies mounted a fierce […]
As Americans prepare to celebrate the 125th anniversary of Labor Day on Monday, Gallup’s latest measurement on labor union membership finds that 10% of full- and part-time US workers belong to a union. This marks the second year […]
AT&T’s striking employees across the southeast are to return to work Wednesday afternoon, their union declared Wednesday morning. The strike began on Saturday and involved some 20,000 workers. The union did not say that a settlement […]
“This isn’t the real world … That’s our challenge, right?” […]
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