IATSE international president Matt Loeb on Tuesday called on the Senate to scrap the Republican-backed HEALS Act and instead pass the House Democrats’ HEROES Act. The Dems’ bill would extend the $600 weekly federal unemployment […]
All systems are go for the cameras to start rolling on the second season of Tyler Perry’s BET series Sistas on July 14. The cast and crew of the series had been quarantined at the Atlanta-based Tyler Perry Studios since late last week when actors were […]
Writers Guild of America leaders have endorsed the union’s tentative deal negotiated last week with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers. In an email message Friday morning, union leaders said that “both the WGAW Board and WGAE Council voted unanimously to recommend the contract.” Earlier last week, the WGA and […]
“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 […]
The Guild’s two top leaders are honored. […]
“This is a watershed moment,” said Editors Guild National Executive Director Cathy Repola who has released a podcast discussing how “these negotiations will provide a unique opportunity to set the pattern for these types of agreements.” […]
Local 700 members turned out for a strong showing of worker support. […]
Five years ago, I began a relationship with an unlikely companion. […]
The Editors Guild is pleased to announce three new hires in its Hollywood headquarters. […]
The Board of Directors approved a five-year renewal starting November 1 for Repola, who has held a series of top roles at the Guild since 1992 and has been in her current post since 2016. […]
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