Features
Michelle Tesoro and Wylie Stateman Talk Picture and Sound on ‘The Queen’s Gambit’
Picture editor Michelle Tesoro, ACE, wasn’t a chess expert when she began working on “The Queen’s Gambit.” And she still isn’t. […]
Month: June 2021
Industry
TV Writers Stand in Solidarity with Assistants’ Demands for a ‘Living Wage’
Crystal Hopkins, president of IA Local 871, sent out a statement she made to management’s AMPTP shortly before the talks broke off: For the workers we speak for it is about being treated fairly for what we do. […]
Industry
Support IA Local One; Join the New York Met Opera Virtual Picket Line
Once photos of supporters are uploaded, they are scrolled in front of an image of Lincoln Center, home of the opera company. The Stagehands’ contract expired on July 31, 2020. They were locked out December 8. […]
Industry
Jacobin: Big Tech is Killing Movies
“The truth is,” writes Paris Marx in Jacobin, “that the discourse around cultural industries has shifted almost entirely to reflect the interests of the media oligopoly, and the consolidation of those industries is fundamentally eroding the quality of work and […]
Labor
What Does Eric Adams, Working-Class Champion, Mean for the Democrats?
With his substantial early lead in the New York City Democratic mayoral primary, Eric Adams, the Brooklyn borough president, demonstrated the enduring power of a candidate who can connect to working- and […]
Awards
‘General Hospital’ Takes Best Drama at Daytime Emmys
General Hospital, Jeopardy! and The Kelly Clarkson Show were among the big winners at the 48th annual Daytime Emmy Awards. Outstanding Sound Mixing and Editing went to The Letter for the King […]
Industry
Actors, Producers Urge SAG-AFTRA to Consider Mandatory COVID Shots
A chorus of calls for mandatory Covid-19 vaccinations – and the possibility that the industry soon might make them a requirement – prompted SAG-AFTRA to adopt new guidelines for employers who want to require […]
Labor
EPI: Job and Wage Growth Do Not Point to an Economy-Wide Labor Shortage
“Monthly job-growth over the past 3 months has averaged 540,000, a pace that would see the economy hit pre-covid measures of labor market health by the end of 2022,” write Shierholz and Bivens for EPI. […]
Labor
Teamsters Vote for a New Emphasis on Organizing Amazon Workers
The International Brotherhood of Teamsters, which represents over one million workers in North America in industries including parcel delivery and freight, voted to make it a priority to organize Amazon workers […]
Labor
Supreme Court Rules Against Union Recruiting on California Farms
The Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that a California regulation allowing union organizers to recruit agricultural workers at their workplaces violated the constitutional rights of their employers. The vote was […]
