October, 2020 -

Anita Hill-Led Hollywood Commission Details Sexual Harassment Claims

October 27, 2020

In its latest survey, the Hollywood Commission, an organization chaired by Anita Hill, found that gender harassment, or offensive workplace talk, is the most common type of harassment in the entertainment industry. The survey revealed

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Gig Companies Spend $200m to Knock Down an Employment Law They Don’t Like

October 27, 2020

As November’s general election enters its home stretch, Uber, DoorDash and other gig economy companies are bombarding TV airwaves, social media and even their own apps with ads and marketing materials promoting a ballot initiative

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Critics’ Choice Doc Awards Noms: ‘Mr. Soul’, ‘Gunda’, ‘Crip Camp,’ ‘Totally Under Control’

October 26, 2020

In what is signaling a very good year for documentaries, the Critics’ Choice Association on Monday announced its list of nominations for the fifth annual Critics’ Choice Documentary Awards, and if the past is any clue it could be

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Trump’s Broken Promises to US Factory Workers

October 26, 2020

Even during the pre-pandemic years—when, according to Trump, he had “built the greatest economy in history”—manufacturing employment grew no more rapidly than during Barack Obama’s presidency, and still lagged 1.4 million

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Italy, Spain Re-Shutter Cinemas as Europe Braces for Second Coronavirus Lockdown

October 26, 2020

The COVID-19 second wave has hit Europe and cinemas across the continent are again shutting down. Italy, which in February became the first country in Europe to close cinemas due to the coronavirus pandemic, and which re-opened theaters

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Clawson: Do Your Part in the War on Workers; Beat Trump and Win the Senate

October 25, 2020

“The reality is this,” writes Laura Clawson in The Daily Kos: “The biggest thing we can do for worker power right now—concretely in one moment and to lay the groundwork for future improvement—is to defeat not just Donald Trump but

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Congressional Research Arm to Probe Latino Employment in Entertainment

October 25, 2020

Congress’ watchdog agency will study Latino representation and hiring in the film, television and publishing industries. Prompted by the House Oversight Committee and the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, the Government

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Cannes Shifts Screening Times for Next Week as France Extends COVID Curfew

October 25, 2020

A festival rep tells Deadline that the premiere screenings originally scheduled to begin at 7PM from October 27-29 will now be pushed back to 6PM. Other screenings will take place as planned during the day. A dinner previously

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AFL-CIO: As President, Biden Will Fight for All Working Families

October 24, 2020

“America’s families deserve leaders who focus on ‘we, the people,’ not just on the person they see in the mirror,” writes AFL-CIO president Richard Trumka. “Only Joe Biden can be that leader. Union members will deliver the presidency

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Passage of CA’s Prop 22 Would Let Digital Platform Companies Misclassify Workers

October 24, 2020

On November 3, Californian voters will decide the fate of the Protect App-Based Drivers and Services Act, more commonly known as Proposition 22. This ballot measure would exempt “gig” or “digital platform” workers from

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