Labor
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Do You Work in Hollywood? Here’s Where You Can Get (and Give) Financial Aid
While federal aid is still needed, Hollywood guilds and grassroots projects are trying to help out. Here are links to what is available
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Hollywood Unions Share Update on Pandemic Relief Efforts in Joint Letter
Unions representing over 500,000 Hollywood workers and talent outline plans to navigate industry lockdown and its aftermath
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Writers Guild Offers to Begin Contract Talks With AMPTP in May
WGA’s existing contract with studios will also be extended to June 30
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Directors Guild Foundation Launches Coronavirus Relief Fund
New fund will offer $1,000 checks to DGA members in need
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IATSE Launches Mutual Aid Program as Over 90% of Members Have Lost Jobs to Pandemic
More than 135,000 below-the-line workers are estimated to be out of work due to production shutdowns
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SAG-AFTRA to Provide Dues Relief for Cash-Strapped Members During Pandemic
Late fees will be waived and due date extensions will be granted to guild members in need
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Writers Guild Postpones Contract Talks, Won’t Strike Before Current Deal Expires
Plans for talks with AMPTP before May 1 deadline have been upended by the coronavirus
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Producers Guild of America Creates Coronavirus Relief Fund for Members
Former PGA head Mark Gordon is contributing $100,000 for the fund to help associate and line producers on projects shut down by pandemic
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How Hollywood Lobbies Congress for Its Slice of the Coronavirus Bailout
“We just want our members to have the same access to what is being offered as what any 9-to-5 employee can get,” Caroline O’Connor of SAG-AFTRA Foundation says
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Paradigm Signs 5-Year Franchise Agreement With Writers Guild
Paradigm joins APA and Gersh among full-service agencies that have made a deal with the WGA
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WGA Cancels AMPTP Preparation Meetings With Members as Precaution Against Coronavirus
The Guild will share information on upcoming contract talks with members via email
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SAG-AFTRA Halts In-Person Meetings Over Coronavirus Worries
The Guild says essential meetings will be conducted remotely when “physical attendance is not required”
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Directors Guild Reaches Tentative Deal on New Contract With AMPTP
Contract goes to DGA members for approval
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Directors Guild to Begin New Contract Talks With AMPTP This Monday
Meeting marks beginning of crucial negotiation between Hollywood guilds and studios
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WGA-Agency Conflict Spills Into Guild’s Demands for Upcoming Studio Talks
List of demands sent for approval to WGA members includes requirement that studios only negotiate with agencies approved by the Guild