After agreeing to terms with ICM and UTA, the union’s talks with the Endeavor-owned talent firm broke down on Tuesday. More than a year after thousands of Hollywood scribes cut ties with their agents amid a standoff between the […]
“By now I’m sure you’ve heard the bad news,” writes Kim Kelly in Teen Vogue, “The United States Postal Service is in trouble, and the current president is doing his damnedest to destroy it. Despite the agency’s overwhelming popularity and the […]
… in keeping with his reputation for political moderation, Biden’s labor law agenda is centered around his support for a law already supported by most Democrats that would provide incremental, yet very significant, improvements […]
“As strikes go, there weren’t a large number of workers involved in the most consequential work stoppages of the past week,” writes Laura Clawson in The Daily Koz. “And professional athletes are often framed as something other than […]
“Everyone is entitled to their opinion, but it’s clear he is woefully misinformed about the history of protest both within sports and in America,” NFLPA executive director DeMaurice Smith said of Tampa Bay Coach Bruce Arians on Twitter. […]
“He promised to be ‘the voice’ of American workers,” writes former Labor Secretary Robert Reich in The American Prospect. “He hasn’t. His administration has stripped workers of their rights, repealed overtime protections, rolled back workplace safety rules, and turned a blind eye to employers who steal […]
SAG-AFTRA Health Plan CEO Michael Estrada on Tuesday described the “perfect storm” of soaring health care costs, employer contributions to the plan that have failed to keep up with those costs, and the devastating impact […]
“Last [week] the superior court of California handed down a landmark judgment that looks like taking the wind out of the sails of at least some parts of the ‘gig economy,’” writes John Naughton in The Guardian. “The case was brought […]
Union leaders hailed the decision as a victory for local school governance and the health of students. FEA President Fedrick Ingram said school districts, parents, and the 150,000 members of his union can now plan for a safe school […]
“As Postmaster General Louis DeJoy slows down mail delivery to help Donald Trump accomplish his goal of undermining mail-in voting,” writes Laura Clawson in The Daily Kos, “and continues the decades-long Republican war on the US Postal […]
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