Reprinted from The Washington Post by on February 5, 2021.
Neither side was willing to comment beyond terse statements confirming the tentative deal. …
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Salon: Why Labor Unions Make People Less Racist
“Compared to non-union workers, union members have higher wages and smaller gender and racial wage disparities,” writes Matthew Rozca in Salon. “Now, a new research paper finds that stronger labor unions have an anti-racist side effect: white union members feel less racial resentment against Blacks than their non-union counterparts. The paper published in the American Journal of Political Science, called […]
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WGA West PAC Endorses Joe Biden and Kamala Harris
The WGA West’s political action committee has endorsed Joe Biden for president and Kamala Harris for vice president. The guild’s PAC joins entertainment industry unions IATSE, the American Federation of Musicians, and Actors’ Equity […]
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House, Senate Pass Massive Covid Spending Package with Benefits for Hollywood
The Senate passed a $2.3 trillion coronavirus relief package and government spending bill, with a host of provisions sought by different sectors of the entertainment industry including aid to movie theaters and live venues. The Senate passed the […]