International Rights Advocates, a human rights group, said it filed a federal class action lawsuit Friday on behalf of eight Malian citizens against chocolate companies for alleged complicity in trafficking and forced labor. The plaintiffs […]
When the COVID-19 pandemic swept the nation last March, many large food retailers increased their frontline workers’ pay by several dollars an hour. Dubbed ‘hero pay,’ the programs have since ended, despite the remaining dangers […]
Los Angeles County will again reserve the majority of its available Covid-19 vaccinations again next week to provide second doses for those ready to receive them, with county-operated large-scale sites exclusively administering second […]
The Berlin Film Festival on Thursday unveiled the titles that will compete in the 2021 Berlinale as well as the high-profile features screening out of competition in Berlin’s Berlinale Specials section. Albatross from French director Xavier Beauvois […]
In August 2020, artist Rayneese Primrose, a member of Theatrical Stage Employees Local 764, discovered that her Lady Liberty artwork was selected by the Rockefeller Center as part of the Flag Project, in which artists designed flags that […]
A trio of female engineers will be among the honorees during the Academy’s virtual Scientific and Technical Awards — particularly fitting given that Kathleen Kennedy will lead a tribute to women who work in the science and technical […]
Following in the footsteps of the city of Long Beach, the cities of Montebello and Oakland have passed premium-pay ordinances mandating additional pay for certain grocery store and drugstore employees. Premium pay or “hazard pay” for […]
The Motion Picture Sound Editors group will honor George Miller with its annual Filmmaker Award during its virtual 68th MPSE Golden Reel Awards. The writer, director and producer made Mad Max, Mad Max 2: Road Warrior, Mad Max […]
President Biden on Wednesday honored the late John Sweeney, former leader of the AFL-CIO labor union, calling him “a giant of the American labor movement, and a good man.” Sweeney died Monday at the age of 86. “I had the honor and privilege of working closely with John Sweeney during his leadership of […]
John J. Sweeney, a New York union researcher who climbed to the pinnacle of the American labor movement in the 1990s, leading the AFL-CIO for 14 years through an era of fading union membership but rising political influence, died on […]
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