Unions

The members of the 2024 Editors Guild board (including Zoom attendees on-screen) pose on Jan. 6 with President Alan Heim, center.

Guild Elections: Five Newcomers to Join 2025 Board of Directors

December 2, 2024

By Guild Staff Five newcomers will join the 2025 Board of Directors for the Motion Picture Editors Guild, according […]

WHAT OUR MEMBERS DO: Paul Hackner, Z-2 (Sound Effects or Dialogue Editor)/ Y-1 (Re-Recording Mixer)

November 4, 2024

“My main advice is to form bonds with your colleagues and mentors. Ask questions, stay in touch, and be vulnerable.” […]

‘We’re All Storytellers’: Women’s Steering Committee Teams with WGA to Build Bridges in Post

October 28, 2024

More than 180 people attended in person at the WGAW headquarters in Los Angeles and online via Zoom. […]

Get Out the Vote: L700 Workgroup Is Working Hard to Get Labor to Polls for Election Day

October 21, 2024

By Kristin Marguerite Doidge If there’s one message Local 700’s “Labor-to-the-Polls” workgroup would like to send out to its […]

Reel Wellness: In a Time of Industry Turmoil, Post Veterans Need Time Out for Fitness

October 2, 2024

‘I know ﬁrst-hand how badly editors need to keep moving.’ […]

WHAT OUR MEMBERS DO: Anthony Cappellino, Sound Editor

October 1, 2024

“It can be scary to think about the state of the industry and the livelihood of the professionals in it, but my instinct has always been to lean on the community and to have solidarity in the face of that uncertainty.” […]

CATHY’S COLUMN: After a Hard Fight, Some Words of Thanks for Those Who Stepped Up

August 20, 2024

Now, all these months later, we have new contracts overwhelmingly ratiﬁed by members, which I am confident will improve pay and working conditions for our union members. More than 76% of Local 700 members voted, and of those, 92% voted to ratify the new contract. […]