Labor
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Mel Boudrot, Former President of SAG’s New York Branch, Dies at 87
Commercial voice actor spent more than two decades involved in the Screen Actors Guild and SAG-AFTRA
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Tensions Simmer Over SAG-AFTRA Health Care Plans
Actors Fund and MPTF can help some older actors find substitutes for the guild health plan they are losing. But some say SAG-AFTRA isn’t getting the word out
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Why Hollywood Unions Aren’t Mourning Quibi’s Death
Quibi productions could use a loophole in guild contract rules involving minimum pay
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SAG-AFTRA Files Complaint Against Actors Equity as Live Show Taping Dispute Escalates
“Let us be very clear: this is a last resort,” guild heads Gabrielle Carteris and David White write as they seek mediation from the 4As and the AFL-CIO
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SAG-AFTRA Announces Another Wave of Layoffs Due to Pandemic
Third round of workforce cuts brings guild’s employee count down to around 400
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Actors’ Equity Association Slams Cuts to Live Theater Actors’ Health Plan
Union president says she is “deeply frustrated” that cuts were made without study into how it affects actors of color and those with lower wages
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Writers Guild Seeks Critical Information From CAA, WME as Talks Continue
Divestment from affiliate production companies is the final hurdle to end the writer walkout from Hollywood’s biggest agencies
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WGA West Re-Elects 7 of 8 Incumbents to 2020 Board of Directors
“Power” co-executive producer Eric Haywood is the sole new member
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CAA Signs Version of Franchise Agreement With Writers Guild, Approval Still Pending
WME remains last major agency holdout in dispute over packaging fees
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Hilary Swank Sues SAG-AFTRA Health Plan for Not Covering Ovarian Cyst Treatment
“This matter addresses the shockingly antiquated question of whether the sole purpose of a woman…is to procreate,” the lawsuit says
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Writers Guild Says It Has Hit Limit in Franchise Agreement Talks With CAA, WME
While the WGA has had cordial talks with the two agencies, it says it will not “give them a different and better deal because they waited”
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‘We Are Being Left Behind’: Retired Hollywood Actors Protest Changes to SAG-AFTRA Health Plan
Changes to the guild’s cash-strapped health plan could force thousands of seniors off their coverage in the middle of a pandemic
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WGA Packaging Fee Lawsuit Delayed to August 2021 by Pandemic
United Talent Agency left legal conflict after signing Writers Guild’s franchise agreement last month
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SAG-AFTRA Has Laid Off Over 100 Employees Since Start of Pandemic
More than 20% of union’s staff let go since April
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WGA Contract Ratified With Overwhelming Approval in Membership Vote
Only 87 votes against the contract were counted
