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A.O. Scott in the NYT: What I Learned About Democracy from the Movies

May 13, 2021

“In the past few years I’ve found myself questioning my assumptions and doubting what I thought I knew about my country,” writes A.O. Scott in The New York Times. “What if the good guys don’t always win? What if people can’t find

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AFL-CIO: Asian American, Pacific Islander Heritage Month Profiles: Sharon Soper

May 13, 2021

Hired by Hawaiian Airlines in 1965 as a flight attendant, Soper retired 55 years later in 2020. She served in the leadership of the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA for more than 50 years, including time as president of her local.

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NYC Met Opera Strikes Deal with Musicians Union; IATSE Local One is Still Locked Out

May 12, 2021

The Metropolitan Opera reached a tentative agreement Tuesday on a four-year contract with the American Guild of Musical Artists, one of three major labor deals needed for the New York company to resume performances in September.

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Actor Norman Lloyd, Who Died at 106, is Remembered

May 12, 2021

Norman Lloyd, who has died aged 106, had the privilege of working as an actor, director and producer with such towering figures as Orson Welles, Alfred Hitchcock, Jean Renoir and Charlie Chaplin; they were also his close friends.

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Amazon Loses Opening Round in NLRB Vote Challenge

May 12, 2021

US labour officials have begun a hearing on whether Amazon was guilty of misconduct in a landmark union vote, with Amazon losing one of the opening moves. The Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union asked the NLRB to to set aside

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CEO Pay Skyrocketed While Their Low-Wage Workers Suffered in the Pandemic

May 12, 2021

During the pandemic, low-wage workers have lost income, jobs, and lives. And yet many of the nation’s top-tier corporations have been fixated on protecting their wealthy CEOs, even bending their own rules to pump up executive paychecks.

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HFPA Responds to NBC Dropping 2022 Golden Globes

May 11, 2021

On Monday afternoon, in the aftermath of NBC’s decision to not air the Golden Globe Awards in 2022, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association issued a statement suggesting it will proceed with efforts to reform itself throughout the coming year

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Krugman: Republicans are Still Waging War on Workers

May 11, 2021

“Punishing the unemployed is what Republicans do, whenever they can, whatever the economic circumstances,” writes Paul Krugman in The New York Times. “The G.O.P., posturing aside, is still a corporatist party.”

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L.A. County Expected to Hit COVID-19 Herd Immunity by End of July

May 11, 2021

Los Angeles County could reach herd immunity from the coronavirus among adults and the oldest teenagers by mid- to late July, another milestone that underscores the region’s rapid recovery from the pandemic. Herd immunity, sometimes

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Sundance Institute Names Fellows for Directors, Screenwriters, Native Labs

May 10, 2021

The Sundance Institute has named the summer fellows for the Directors, Screenwriters and Native Labs. The Labs give writers and directors a space to develop their craft and selected projects with input from a roster of industry mentors and

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