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Clawson: Do Your Part in the War on Workers; Beat Trump and Win the Senate

October 25, 2020

“The reality is this,” writes Laura Clawson in The Daily Kos: “The biggest thing we can do for worker power right now—concretely in one moment and to lay the groundwork for future improvement—is to defeat not just Donald Trump but

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Congressional Research Arm to Probe Latino Employment in Entertainment

October 25, 2020

Congress’ watchdog agency will study Latino representation and hiring in the film, television and publishing industries. Prompted by the House Oversight Committee and the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, the Government

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AFL-CIO: As President, Biden Will Fight for All Working Families

October 24, 2020

“America’s families deserve leaders who focus on ‘we, the people,’ not just on the person they see in the mirror,” writes AFL-CIO president Richard Trumka. “Only Joe Biden can be that leader. Union members will deliver the presidency

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Passage of CA’s Prop 22 Would Let Digital Platform Companies Misclassify Workers

October 24, 2020

On November 3, Californian voters will decide the fate of the Protect App-Based Drivers and Services Act, more commonly known as Proposition 22. This ballot measure would exempt “gig” or “digital platform” workers from

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Study: Diversity Improves Among TV Actors but Execs Still Largely White and Male

October 22, 2020

A new study is shedding light on the industry’s efforts to be more inclusive. The second part of UCLA’s Hollywood Diversity Report found that while diversity has improved among television actors, executives still remain overwhelmingly

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Millbank: McConnell ‘Helps’ Working Families by Killing Coronavirus Relief

October 23, 2020

“The Trump administration and House Democratic leaders are in striking range of a deal to send $1,200 stimulus checks to American families and to pump $2 trillion into the flagging economy,“ writes Dana Milbank in The Washington

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L.A. Musicians Local 47 Endorses Joe Biden and Kamala Harris

October 23, 2020

Los Angeles’ American Federation of Musicians Local 47 has endorsed Joe Biden for president and Kamala Harris for vice president. The local’s AFM parent union endorsed the Democratic candidates in August. Other entertainment

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Eric Lee: Why American Unions are Backing Biden

October 21, 2020

“… If you were to ask union leaders and activists why they were backing Biden, they would read off a long list of campaign commitments Biden has made, many of which echo the ideas of Senator Bernie Sanders,” writes Eric Lee. “One of those

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US Accused of Violating International Labor Laws, Forced-Labor Protections

October 19, 2020

Leaders representing a large number of US trade unions filed a complaint with the United Nations’ labor agency in early October, arguing that the country under President Trump has violated international labor standards during

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FilmLA Says 17 Movies, TV Series, Reality Shows are Shooting or Just Wrapped

October 20, 2020

The latest crop of projects that are currently filming on location or have recently wrapped in greater Los Angeles includes five feature films, five TV dramas and seven reality shows, according to FilmLA, the city and county’s film

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