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Disney Production Workers March at Burbank Lot With Animation Guild to Demand Unionization
The studio has refused to voluntarily recognize efforts to unionize with IATSE Local 839
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Hollywood’s COVID-19 Safety Protocols Will End on May 12
Return to Work Agreement will cease on same day that Biden administration lifts national pandemic emergency measures
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How Hollywood’s Guilds Are Preparing for the Dangers – and Benefits – of AI
“We believe that if done right, AI can expand opportunities rather than take them away,” SAG-AFTRA’s executive director tells TheWrap
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‘Saturday Night Live’ Editors Ratify New Labor Contract, Averting Strike
The team that edits the comedy show’s pre-recorded sketches will head back to work on April 1 with its first-ever bargaining agreement
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Hollywood’s Labor Talks Begin With the Future of Streaming at Stake
Amid a Wall Street squeeze on studios, guilds are forming a united front on demanding major changes to pay scales for digital releases
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‘Saturday Night Live’ Strike Averted, Editors Reach Tentative Agreement With NBC
The strike was set to go into effect on April 1
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Writers Guild: Hollywood ‘Remains Highly Profitable’ Despite Wall Street Woes
Ahead of contract talks, WGA declares that its members’ work “has tremendous value” and that they will “ensure that success is shared”
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Disney Animation Workers to Hold Unionization Vote After Studio Refuses Voluntary Recognition
The Animation Guild continues its campaign to unionize production workers at major studios
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Writers Guild Members Approve Pattern of Demands by Overwhelming 98.4% Margin
Stage now set for contract talks with AMPTP starting March 20
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WGA Exec Director David Young Goes on Medical Leave
Assistant executive director Ellen Stutzman was named chief negotiator for upcoming AMPTP talks
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Writers Guild Presents Pattern of Demands for Studio Contract to Members for Approval
WGA members will have until March 7 to vote
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HuffPost Union Unanimously Ratifies New Contract
Minimum starting salary for HuffPost and Buzzfeed will rise to $66,625, highest for any online media site unionized by WGA East
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HuffPost Union Members to BuzzFeed Management: ‘We Are Prepared to Strike’
The 91-member union is seeking competitive compensation, annual wage increase, continued COVID-19 protocols and better benefits
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Nickelodeon Animation Voluntarily Recognizes Production Workers Union With Animation Guild
177 production workers at the studio will now become members of IATSE Local 839
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New York Times Staff Begin 24-Hour Strike in First Work Stoppage Since the 1970s
The paper’s union employees have been working without a new contract for nearly 2 years