The Department of Labor released a rule proposal on Tuesday that could make it more difficult for those engaged with contract work to be classified as employees, in what labor advocates described as a potential blow to […]
Hollywood’s unions and management’s AMPTP finally have an agreement to return to work in the coronavirus era. Union sources say the deal took much longer to reach than they would have liked or expected. The agreement means that […]
HBO dominated the drama and limited series categories during the televised Primetime Emmy Awards, running away from trophy-rival Netflix after the two were tied following this week’s five nights of Creative Arts Emmy ceremonies. […]
As expected Chloe Zhao’s Venice Golden Lion winner Nomadland took the often Oscar-predictive Toronto International Film Festival People’s Choice Award announced Sunday morning. Regina King’s One Night In Miami […]
“Her opinions in my field of labor and employment are for the ages,” writes William Gould in The Stanford Law Review. “Her work fighting against employer devised and controlled arbitration procedures—what she aptly called ‘unbargained […]
After a two-day strike, 115 crew members on A&E’s America’s Top Dog have returned to work in Simi Valley under a contract negotiated by IATSE and Hollywood’s Teamsters Local 399. “This was an important win for the America’s Top Dog crew […]
“From President Trump’s first day on the job,” writes Margaret Poydock for the EPI, “his administration has systematically promoted the interests of corporate executives and shareholders over those of working people. The current […]
In what advocates are calling the biggest union victory at a hospital in the American South since 1975, nurses at Mission Hospital in North Carolina overwhelmingly voted to unionize Thursday. “We could not be more proud […]
SAG-AFTRA has told Hollywood’s talent agents that return-to-work talks with management’s AMPTP have stalled because the companies are refusing to spring for COVID-19 quarantine pay for series regulars and other film and TV performers. […]
As many production companies attempt to resume filming, many are asking crews to give up the right to make any claims against them if they get sick with COVID-19. … Hollywood’s entertainment unions [are] cautioning members not to sign […]
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