Labor
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These IATSE Artists Are Voting ‘No’ on Their Next Contract, and AI Is to Blame
“At least the writers have the ability to refuse AI systems. We as designers don’t have that,” one union member says
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Teamsters and Basic Crafts ‘Remain Far Apart’ From Studios ‘on Our Core Priorities’ Ahead of Final Week of Talks
Teamsters General President Sean O’Brien will participate in a call to Motion Picture Division members on Sunday
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CBS Pays Writers Guild $3 Million for Contract Violations
Writers for “MacGyver,” “SEAL Team” and “Hawaii Five-0” were required to continue working even after their rooms were declared closed
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SAG-AFTRA Thanks California for Getting ‘One Step Closer’ to Protecting Dead Actors From AI Replication
“We should be free to live and die without the fear of becoming someone else’s unpaid digital puppet,” the union’s VP Jodi Long says
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Amid Fatalities and New Contracts, IATSE Members Search for a Set Safety Culture Change
A candlelight vigil mourning fallen crew members turns into a discussion on how to avert more preventable deaths
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IATSE and Studios Reach Tentative Area Standards Agreement
The news comes on the heels of a tentative deal on the Hollywood Basic agreement
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IATSE, Studios Strike Tentative Deal on Hollywood Basic Agreement
15% compound wage increase, AI protections and triple pay for shoot days longer than 15 hours are among the topline gains
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SAG-AFTRA Adds Infertility Treatment to 2025 Health Plan
The benefits cover up to $30,000 of “medically necessary” treatment
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Apple TV VFX Workers Move to Unionize With IATSE
The union has filed a petition to the National Labor Relations Board to represent 17 workers across six productions
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Ryan Coogler, Natasha Lyonne, Maggie Gyllenhaal ‘Commit to Stand Alongside’ IATSE and Urge Studios to Reach a ‘Fair Deal’ in Open Letter
The letter boasts over 400 signees across WGA, DGA and SAG-AFTRA and was conceived by the Union Solidarity Coalition
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Actors’ Equity Union Goes on Strike Over Developmental Contracts
“We never wanted it to come to this,” Equity’s negotiating team chair says as Broadway League talks stall
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70% of Unionized Daily Beast Staffers Take Buyouts as Layoffs Loom | Exclusive
Almost all of the outlet’s senior staffers are taking buyouts
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Hollywood Teamsters Exchange Proposals as First Week of Contract Talks Conclude
The Teamsters and Basic Crafts are negotiating their contracts simultaneously for the first time ever
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New York Times Union Urges Management to Reconsider 9 Art Department Cuts as Paper Ramps Up AI Tools | Exclusive
The Times denies that the reductions are in any way related to the newspaper’s AI initiatives
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IATSE to Resume Contract Talks With Studios on June 24
AMPTP will pivot to negotiating with Hollywood Teamsters and the Basic Crafts on their contracts over the next two weeks