Two months into the new administration, labor leaders are proclaiming Joseph Biden to be the most union-friendly president of their lifetime — and “maybe ever,” as Steve Rosenthal, a former political director for the AFL-CIO, said in […]
The Society of Camera Operators has announced the nominees for its Camera Operator of the Year Awards. For camera operator of the year in film, the society nominated Don Devine and George Billinger for Greyhound, Jason Ellson for Mulan […]
California is dramatically expanding the eligibility for COVID-19 vaccines, offering the shots to virtually all residents 16 and over beginning next month, the state announced Thursday. Residents who are at least 50 years old can get vaccines […]
Nomadland and Netflix’s The Crown topped the 2021 Producers Guild of America Awards in a virtual ceremony Wednesday. Nomadland, a frontrunner for the best picture Oscar, took home the outstanding theatrical motion pictures award […]
The company agreed to recognize the union after an arbitrator certified last week that a majority of the employees had signed union authorization cards. […]
Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders challenged Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos to explain reports of the retailing giant’s alleged aggressive anti-union tactics being used to prevent workers from organizing at US facilities. Bezos, who until his recent […]
Newly confirmed Labor Secretary Marty Walsh is set to inherit an agency struggling to confront a host of challenges created by the coronavirus pandemic. Walsh, a former union leader who most recently served as the mayor of Boston, is expected to […]
Boston Mayor Marty Walsh was confirmed Monday by the Senate as secretary of labor, setting the stage for him to take the reins of an agency that is central to President Biden’s worker-friendly agenda. Walsh (D), 53, a friend of the president’s who […]
In one of the shortest WGA Award ceremonies in recent memory at 90 minutes, there were a few standout comedic moments, one being when Borat Subsequent Moviefilm actor/producer/co-scribe and Adapted Screenplay […]
“The R has been creeping up steadily now for the past 3 weeks,” said Dr. Christina Ghaly, the Director of the Department of Health Services for Los Angeles County on Monday. That rate is the calculated rate of Covid-19 transmission in the county. […]
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