The history of labor unions and social change in America are obviously deeply entwined. Now a portion of that alliance is marching to increasing inclusion and opportunity in Hollywood with …
July 2020
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IndustryLaborLocal 700 News
WGA Leaders Endorse Tentative Deal with Producers on New Film and TV Contract
2 minutes readWriters Guild of America leaders have endorsed the union’s tentative deal negotiated last week with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers. In an email message Friday morning, union leaders said that …
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DepartmentsTechnologyTechnology
Pandemic? Here Are Some Tools for Post-Production
by uncredited2 minutes readThe Covid crisis has made work-from-home editing tools more important than ever.
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LaborLocal 700 News
L.A. Public Radio Station KCRW Secures First Collective Bargaining Agreement
1 minutes readEmployees at Santa Monica-based KCRW-FM, which airs news and music from Santa Barbara to Palm Springs, have completed their first collective bargaining agreement, the latest action in a growing move in …
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In an absorbing new book, women take their place alongside the most famous Disney writers and animators, including the group referred to by Walt Disney as his “Nine Old Men.”
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DepartmentsFrom The National Executive Director
Cathy Repola: Crisis Shows Us How Resilient We Are
by Cathy Repola4 minutes readTurning the focus specifically to the membership and the inevitable return to work in the entertainment industry, we must be diligent in ensuring that work sites are completely safe, and …
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Web ExclusivesWhat Our Members Do
What Our Members Do: Jackie Johnson, Dialogue Editor
by uncredited7 minutes readWhere are you currently employed? Independent, technically, but almost all my work is for Monkeyland Audio. Current projects? Just finished a Quibi series called “Die Hart” with Kevin Hart and …
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“Compared to non-union workers, union members have higher wages and smaller gender and racial wage disparities,” writes Matthew Rozca in Salon. “Now, a new research paper finds that stronger labor unions have an anti-racist side effect: white …