The American Federation of Musicians has filed an unfair labor practices charge against HBO, claiming that musicians on The Gilded Age, its 10-part miniseries filming in New York, were fired after they asked to be represented by the union. […]
Following a workplace investigation on the CBS drama Bull, showrunner Glenn Gordon Caron has exited the show and his overall deal with CBS Studios has ended, sources tell The Hollywood Reporter. The show’s writing staff underwent […]
On Sunday, the LA County Department of Public Health reported 5 new deaths from Covid-19 and 175 new positive cases. At the time of reporting, there are 339 current hospitalizations due to Covid-19. The numbers reported Sunday by […]
“If Washington’s grand infrastructure talks collapse, as they likely will,” writes Kimberly Strassel in The Wall Street Journal, “expect the usual finger-pointing from both sides. … Biden’s top agenda item is boosting organized labor—a payoff to the unions that spent big to propel him to victory. […]
Employees at Skylight Books – a Vermont Avenue institution that has been offering a curated book selection since 1996 – have voted to unionize. Publishers Weekly reported that the Skylight Booksellers Union will be affiliated with the CWA […]
On Thursday, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association — the 86-person organization of LA-based journalists for foreign media outlets that is behind the annual Golden Globe Awards — “overwhelmingly” approved a new Code of Professional […]
Efforts to inform voters about the ‘For the People Act’ and get them to contact their Senators have been paying off. The bill cleared the Senate Rules Committee last week. The ‘For the People Act’ would loosen the hold corporate money […]
More than 100 indie feature filmmakers have unanimously ratified the Producers’ Union constitution, and more than 300 have signed letters of intent to join. Rebecca Green is the new union’s first president. Producer Chris Moore is the new […]
Bullying in Hollywood “is an industrywide problem,” said Anita Hill, chair of the Hollywood Commission, during a panel discussion Thursday titled “Bullying and Toxic Workplaces in Hollywood.” “The level of bullying, to put it mildly […]
The IATSE succeeded in organizing Top Chef: Family Style after a five hour strike. The new IA contract provides health and pension benefits, improved working conditions, and better pay. Union members may return to servicing this production. […]
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