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Local 700 Members Lobby Lawmakers To Expand Production Tax Credits in California
By Kristin Marguerite Doidge For more than a century, California has served as the heart of the global […]
Labor News
Features
Cathy’s Column: Transparency and What It Means to Our Union
One could say that, for our union, all this focus on transparency is the result of the last IA Basic Agreement ratification vote. That is certainly a piece of it, but it goes well beyond our union. It is a recurring mantra in new stories and social media posts everywhere. […]
Guild
At IATSE District 2 Convention, Matt Loeb Rouses Delegates and Soothes ‘Disappointment’ Over Contract
Pride, protest and passion echoed through the halls and into the streets of the 78th annual IATSE District 2 convention in San Francisco on June 25. […]
Labor
Workers at Bento Box Animation Elect to Go Union with Editors Guild
Bento Box Entertainment produces animated series such as “HouseBroken,” “Farzar,” “Paradise PD,” and the forthcoming “Krapopolis.” (Editorial crews on some other Bento Box titles, such as “Bob’s Burgers,” already enjoyed union representation through Bento Box’s partnership with other signatory studios.) […]
Guild
Cheering Post Employees at VICE Approve a Deal to Shorten Hours, Increase Pay
By Rob Callahan Post-production employees of VICE Media have voted overwhelmingly to ratify a new 3-year union agreement that dramatically […]
Industry
IATSE’s Area Standards Agreement Won by Four Votes in New Mexico
The IATSE Basic Agreement was ratified on Monday by just a few hundred votes in two guilds, and with a majority of members of the 13 West Coast locals actually voting no. But the Area Standards Agreement […]
Industry
Cinematographers Call for Ban on Firearms on Sets After ‘Rust’ Shooting
Dozens of Hollywood’s most prominent cinematographers banded together Tuesday to put a thoughtful argument behind a simple plea: “ban all functional firearms on set.” Among the 200 […]
Labor
Williams: Labor’s Surprising Winning Streak
“Biden’s American Rescue Plan, signed in March, put $350 billion into state, county and local governments, a big boost for public sector workers who are the heart of modern American unions,” writes Juan Williams. […]
Labor
Gallup: Approval of Labor Unions at Highest Point Since 1965
Sixty-eight percent of Americans approve of labor unions. Though statistically similar to last year’s 65%, the current reading is the highest Gallup has measured since 71% in 1965. […]
Labor
Liz Shuler is Named President of the AFL-CIO
The AFL-CIO has chosen Liz Shuler, its acting president since the death of Richard Trumka this month, to lead the federation until it holds elections next year. Shuler had served as secretary-treasurer, the AFL-CIO’s […]
