Hollywood is adjusting its filming protocols amid the rise in COVID-19 cases. The new protocols, which were laid out in a November 19 “side letter” and went into effect two days ago, mandate that producers must notify the unions of both […]
Judging by the $14 million box office tally for The Croods: A New Age over the five-day Thanksgiving weekend span, the theatrical movie business will rebound, in the view of National CineMedia CEO Tom Lesinski. Speaking Tuesday at the Bank […]
“By late October, the best grasp of America’s perilous economic situation was coming from GoFundMe, the internet’s largest donation platform,” writes David Dayen in The American Prospect. “The website had already become a de facto large insurance company, as hundreds of thousands […]
UNI Global Union affiliate, the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union has secured a major win for nearly 50,000 essential workers at ShopRite supermarkets in the US with a new agreement for hazard pay. […]
At a virtual press conference held Monday, November 23 to brief the nation on the challenges they face now as Covid-19 surges in almost every state, National Nurses United RNs impassionately urged their employers, government, and […]
“Los Angeles County and the City of Los Angeles have advised FilmLA that filming will not be restricted to the hours between 5 a.m. / 7 a.m. and 10 p.m., as previously announced,” said FilmLA in a statement. “Filmmakers are highly encouraged to stay […]
The Writers Guild West has placed producers Randall Emmett and George Furla and two of the companies they founded on the guild’s Strike/Unfair List “for their failure to comply with an arbitration award” of more than $477,000. […]
After months of brainstorming and negotiations, the Hollywood studios and unions adopted rigorous safety protocols to get TV production going again. And, with fits and starts, it has been going, churning out fresh content with original episodes […]
A federal judge has denied the WGA’s request for an eight-week continuance of a hearing date on CAA’s and WME’s motions for a preliminary injunction that would force the guild to drop its group boycott against the agencies. […]
In light of an unprecedented rapid rise in COVID-19 cases across California, Governor Gavin Newsom on Thursday announced a limited stay-at-home order. Exempted are “Workers supporting the entertainment industry […]
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