US labour officials have begun a hearing on whether Amazon was guilty of misconduct in a landmark union vote, with Amazon losing one of the opening moves. The Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union asked the NLRB to to set aside […]
During the pandemic, low-wage workers have lost income, jobs, and lives. And yet many of the nation’s top-tier corporations have been fixated on protecting their wealthy CEOs, even bending their own rules to pump up executive paychecks. […]
Norman Lloyd, who has died aged 106, had the privilege of working as an actor, director and producer with such towering figures as Orson Welles, Alfred Hitchcock, Jean Renoir and Charlie Chaplin; they were also his close friends. […]
On Monday afternoon, in the aftermath of NBC’s decision to not air the Golden Globe Awards in 2022, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association issued a statement suggesting it will proceed with efforts to reform itself throughout the coming year […]
“Punishing the unemployed is what Republicans do, whenever they can, whatever the economic circumstances,” writes Paul Krugman in The New York Times. “The G.O.P., posturing aside, is still a corporatist party.” […]
Los Angeles County could reach herd immunity from the coronavirus among adults and the oldest teenagers by mid- to late July, another milestone that underscores the region’s rapid recovery from the pandemic. Herd immunity, sometimes […]
There will be no Golden Globes on NBC in 2022, as the besieged Hollywood Foreign Press Association continues to falter in reforming itself to the satisfaction of Hollywood studios and stakeholders. “We continue to believe that […]
The Sundance Institute has named the summer fellows for the Directors, Screenwriters and Native Labs. The Labs give writers and directors a space to develop their craft and selected projects with input from a roster of industry mentors and […]
US and Mexican unions on Monday filed the first labor complaint against Mexico under the US-Mexico-Canada free trade pact. The complaint argues that Mexico has not lived up to its pledge under the trade accord, known as the USMCA […]
The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health reported 5 new deaths from COVID-19 and 248 new positive cases Sunday. The number of new cases and deaths are likely to reflect reporting delays over the weekend, said the LA Department […]
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