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The union secured commitments from employers to lobby for a federal film and television tax incentive and to fund a “skills enhancement” program focused on generative AI in its deal struck June 9. If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. Follow us on Google News too, click on the star…
Members of SAG-AFTRA have ratified the four-year deal with studios and streamers that union negotiators reached in early May. 91.42 percent of voters of voted to approve the contract, while 8.58 percent were opposed. 19.25 percent of eligible members turned out in the vote. SAG-AFTRA President Sean Astin said in a statement, “I’m proud of our…
The Writers Guild of America West staff strike has officially come to an end. The Writers Guild Staff Union (WGSU) announced on Saturday that 89 percent of participating members voted to greenlight a tentative first contract deal, which concludes the union’s 82-day work stoppage. Seventy-seven union members voted to ratify the three-year deal, while 6…
Industry insiders know the story all too well. Over the last few years, as Hollywood restructured to meet the demand for streaming entertainment and as major businesses saw fit to merge, the entertainment industry whittled down budgets, shed jobs and in some cases outsourced work overseas. This painful moment of contraction happened to coincide with…
The Writers Guild of America has reached a tentative four-year deal with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers group representing studios and streamers, The Hollywood Reporter has learned. On Saturday, Puck reporter Matt Belloni reported on the agreement, saying it adds one more year to the WGA’s usual three-year deal and that it…
When documentarian Barbara Kopple directs a film about the labor movement, she tends to go big. With 1976’s Harlan County, USA, she documented the dramatic 13-month strike waged by Kentucky coal miners against the Eastover Mining Company, filming armed standoffs and violent altercations between workers and management. In 1990’s American Dream Kopple tackled the failed…
The Writers Guild of America may be facing a contracting business, a staff strike on its doorstep and a funding crisis for its health plan, but on Tuesday, union leaders made clear they are uncowed heading into this year’s contract negotiations with Hollywood’s top companies. “Whatever cycle we’re in, writers, we know our value, we…
Motion capture workers employed by the video game company behind NBA 2K and WWE 2K have ratified their first labor contract in a move that union IATSE is calling historic. Workers at 2K’s motion capture studio in Petaluma, CA have unanimously ratified a deal with management at parent company Take-Two Interactive, IATSE announced on Tuesday….
Members of the Writers Guild of America have approved a slate of contract priorities in upcoming labor negotiations with studios and streamers that includes shoring up the union’s health plan, expanding AI protections and improving compensation. More than 97 percent of participating union members voted to approve the bargaining slate ahead of negotiations starting with…
Los Angeles Times journalists won’t be going on strike after all. A little less than two months after its members authorized a strike, the newsroom union for L.A.’s paper of record has ratified a new labor contract. Around 87 percent of Los Angeles Times Guild members voted to support the deal on Tuesday. The development…