“On Labor Day weekend,” writes Robert Reich in The Guardian UK, “eight weeks before one of the most consequential elections in American history, it’s useful to consider the inequalities of income and wealth that fueled Donald Trump’s victory […]
Democratic nominee Joe Biden vowed to be the “strongest labor president you’ve ever had” in a virtual event Monday with AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka. “You can be sure you will be hearing that word ‘union’ plenty of of times if I’m […]
“Since the arrival of COVID-19 earlier this year, the need for unions has become more apparent than ever,” write Todd Vachon and Debra Coyle McFadden on NJ.com. “From the very start, essential workers in retail, warehouses, assembly lines […]
From windows and rooftops through the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, millions around the world cheered essential workers on the front lines who daily risked contracting this highly contagious disease. Janitors, grocery […]
“Only a handful of unreconstructed reactionaries harbor the ugly thought of breaking unions,” Eisenhower told labor leaders [in 1952], writes Steven Greenhouse in The New York Times. “Only a fool would try to deprive working men and women of […]
“As anxious as the country is for health security and protection against Covid-19, we cannot subject people to greater risk to score political points for [this] president,” said Bonnie Castillo, executive director of National Nurses United […]
FilmLA, the organization that doles out permits and tracks shooting in the region, says that it’s finally starting to see a more confident return to production. Its monthly film permit requests have increased nearly 40 percent in August compared to […]
SAG-AFTRA members have voted overwhelmingly – 87.68% to 12.32% – to ratify a new TV animation contract covering network, basic cable and streaming shows. Animation, and the voice-over work provided by actors, is one of the […]
After a day of early press screenings and conferences, the Venice Film Festival officially was declared open [Wednesday] evening by the directors of several major European fests including Venice’s own Alberto Barbera and Cannes’ Thierry Frémaux. […]
After agreeing to terms with ICM and UTA, the union’s talks with the Endeavor-owned talent firm broke down on Tuesday. More than a year after thousands of Hollywood scribes cut ties with their agents amid a standoff between the […]
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