“Just over 100 days into his presidency Joe Biden is showing that he is one of the most pro-union presidents in American history,” writes Steven Greenhouse in The Guardian, “declaring the ‘unions built the middle class’ in his address to a joint […]
A coalition of over 40 progressive organizations on Saturday rallied online and in person to support the PRO Act—legislation that would strengthen workers’ right to organize among other pro-worker provisions. Groups behind the May Day actions […]
A new California law directing employers to provide benefits to more workers applies to truck drivers, a federal court ruled Wednesday as it overturned a previous decision that had allowed them to operate as independent contractors. […]
The HFPA was represented on a Zoom call by Shaun Harper, a diversity strategist, and attorneys from Ropes & Gray, an outside law firm. The conversation was intended as a precursor to the reveal this Thursday. It did not go well. […]
On Wednesday Reuters quoted the National Labor Relations Board as saying that evidence submitted by a retail union over Amazon’s alleged conduct at the union election in Alabama “could be grounds for overturning the vote.” […]
On Saturday, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health released new data on Covid-19, reporting 29 new deaths and 500 new positive cases. Soon, L.A. County is expected to enter the Yellow (or least restrictive) tier of […]
Labor Secretary Marty Walsh weighed in on the debate over classification of gig workers for the first time Thursday, saying that “in a lot of cases” they should be full employees rather than independent contractors. “We are looking at […]
After “Sully,” Murray cut “The 15:17 to Paris” for Eastwood, “Glass” for M. Night Shyamalan, and recently finished “The Water Man” for actor-cum-director David Oyelowo. […]
It always upset me that people felt that I needed to change in their eyes, that I was never good enough in my own skin or attire. My true identity was constantly challenged through the early years of my career. […]
Covid-19 vaccinations of casts and crews will not be mandatory on film and TV productions under the industry’s newly renegotiated return-to-work protocols, which now extend to June 30. “To mandate at this point may be premature,” a […]
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