The WGA East and WGA West have dropped their lawsuit against the Big 4 talent agencies, and have answered and filed counter-claims in the federal antitrust case that CAA, WME and UTA brought against the guild. The guild filed its original suit […]
The Writers Guild of America filed claims Monday in federal court alleging the entertainment industry’s biggest talent agencies are violating antitrust and anti-racketeering laws, the latest move in a long and heated battle between those […]
The organization representing the nation’s most powerful chief executives is rewriting how it views the purpose of a corporation, updating its decades-old endorsement of the theory that shareholders’ interests should come above all else. […]
Management at The Ringer voluntarily recognized the Writers Guild of America East as the union representative of employees at the sports and pop-culture media brand, founded by Bill Simmons. According to the WGA East, a strong majority […]
On Friday, four hulking big-rig cabs, facing each other in pairs and taking up both lanes, brought the Kingdom Come Parkway to a standstill. On the highway between the trucks, eight out-of-work coal miners raised a banner: “No Pay We Stay.” […]
A federal official is making Boeing defend itself against charges that it illegally fired workers for supporting a union at its South Carolina assembly plant. The regional director of the National Labor Relations Board ruled that there is enough […]
Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont), a 2020 White House hopeful, sent 18 pizzas to Kentucky coal miners protesting unpaid wages, one for every day the miners have demonstrated, according to a local radio station. Vice noted that miners […]
This era of apps has unleashed the gig economy, with millions of people working for multibillion-dollar companies in businesses ranging from ride-sharing to restaurant pick-up to grocery delivery. [California’s] Supreme Court issued a ruling on […]
Veteran filmmaker Costa-Gavras will receive a lifetime achievement Donostia Award at this year’s 67th edition of the San Sebastian International Film Festival, which runs September 20-28. The festival will also host a special screening of the […]
The US Supreme Court in its upcoming session will hear arguments on whether anti-LGBTQ employment discrimination is sex discrimination. The court will hear arguments on October 8 about whether LGBTQ workers are protected by Title VII […]
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