Industry

Arindrajit Dube, an economics professor at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, reviewing census data, looked at the 25 states that ended benefits early, in June. Dube found that the share of adults with a job

Matt Loeb, running unopposed, was re-elected Thursday to a new four-year term as president of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees during the union’s 69th Quadrennial Convention.

“Securing health and pension benefits is also a high priority,” writes David Robb in Deadline Hollywood. “The IATSE locals ‘are unified in their support for sustainable benefits,’ their leaders said.

When the Metropolitan Opera’s stagehands finally returned to work last week after an agonizingly long furlough that was followed by a seven-month lockout as they negotiated a new contract with pay cuts

IA president Matt Loeb is leading the IA’s negotiations with the AMPTP for a new film and TV contract, which has been delayed until after a deal is reached on any modifications of the return-to-work protocols.

A bill that was unveiled in the California state legislature Sunday night would boost the Golden State’s film and television tax credits program by $330 million, should Governor Gavin Newsom sign it. The bill’s sponsors

The study looks ahead at the years 2021–2025, forecasting global industry revenue to bounce back 6.5 percent this year “as more territories emerge from lockdown” and a further 6.7 percent in 2022. “From

Amazon’s proposed merger with MGM is facing a lengthier probe before the Federal Trade Commission, as lawmakers call for careful scrutiny of the $8.5 billion deal. The FTC’s new chairwoman, Lina Khan, has been

The Department of Labor recovered $78,613 in back wages for 27 butcher shop workers to resolve a wage dispute. “These essential workers deserve to take home every penny of their hard-earned wages.