Labor
-
SAG-AFTRA Talks With Studios to Continue Wednesday
Actors guild and AMPTP will be “working independently” on Tuesday
-
Writers Guild Members Ratify Contract With Overwhelming 99% Majority, Ending Strike
After 148 days on the picket lines, 8,435 members approve leadership’s deal with AMPTP
-
Hollywood Unions Have Built Unprecedented Power, Entertainment Lawyer Says: ‘Really Is a Time for Labor’
TheGrill 2023: Loeb & Loeb’s Ivy Kagan Bierman says the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes are part “of a movement that’s happening worldwide”
Pro Available to WrapPRO members
TV -
Studios Expect SAG-AFTRA Talks to ‘Ramp Up’ and Dig Deeper Beginning Monday
Three insiders tell TheWrap that contract negotiations will tackle key issues after WGA contract vote results are released
Pro Available to WrapPRO members
Movies -
SAG-AFTRA, Studios to Continue Contract Talks on Friday
Negotiations continued as actors guild’s Duncan Crabtree-Ireland spoke at an FTC hearing
-
DGA Extends Free Healthcare Coverage for Strike-Affected Members Through March
The plan to help out-of-work directors was originally set to expire Dec. 31
-
Disney VFX Workers Unanimously Vote to Unionize in Wake of Marvel Artists’ Historic Vote
Workers at Walt Disney Pictures become only the second dedicated VFX unit to unionize with IATSE
-
Jimmy Kimmel Jokes He Almost Scabbed When Trump Lied About His Weight During the Strike (Video)
The ABC host crams in as many recent events as he can into his first “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” after five months
-
Seth Meyers Lauds WGA for ‘Very Fair Deal’ in Post-Strike Return: ‘I Missed My Writers’ (Video)
Meyers also does a speed run through the news he missed on “Late Night”
-
Colbert Celebrates Return of His Writers: ‘My Prompter Word Screen Full of Good and Haha’ (Video)
“The Late Show” host also uses the cold open to lightly mock the studios as the reason the WGA strike lasted so long
-
SAG-AFTRA, Studios to Continue Talks on Wednesday
The actors’ guild and studios met for the first time since the strike began on July 14
-
Actors ‘See the End in Sight’ as SAG-AFTRA and AMPTP Resume Talks
Union members tell TheWrap they hope for comparable AI protections and residual payments that the WGA secured from the studios
-
What SAG-AFTRA and Studios Need to Resolve as Contract Talks Resume
Optimism for a strike-ending deal is high as issues like streaming compensation and AI consent are on the table
Pro Available to WrapPRO members
Movies -
California Gov. Gavin Newsom Vetoes Bill Offering Unemployment to Striking Workers
“Now is not the time to increase costs or incur this sizable debt,” the governor said as the SAG-AFTRA strike continues
-
Outfest Votes to Unionize With Queer Filmworkers United After Staff Layoffs
“This recognition is a powerful promise to continue to support and uplift Outfest staff members and those who will join the organization well into the future,” the festival’s executive director says