Labor
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An Assistant Director Says: ‘There Are 100s of Us Sitting at Home’ as Production Shrinks
Holding on in Hollywood, a Wrap Series: Paul Lindsay, assistant director and DGA member
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Teamsters, Basic Crafts Overwhelmingly Ratify Labor Contracts With AMPTP
More than 90% of all votes in each of the Basic Crafts unions were in favor of ratification
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SAG-AFTRA Sets First Video Game Picket Line at Warner Bros.
Duncan Crabtree-Ireland and members of the Interactive Agreement negotiating committee will be demonstrating from 9:00 a.m. to noon
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WGA East Accuses Crooked Media of Union Busting Amid Contract Negotiations
“It’s a shame when a progressive company like Crooked Media fails to live up to its own values,” guild president Lisa Takeuchi Cullen says
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Hollywood Basic Crafts and Studios Reach Tentative New Deal to Avert Strike
The news comes three days before the July 31 deadline
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Basic Crafts Receive ‘Last, Best and Final Offer’ as Contract Expiration Approaches
The Teamsters negotiating committee responded Friday with a counter that they urge the studios to give “good faith consideration”
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SAG-AFTRA Voice Actors Explain Why Video Game Talks Broke Down as Strike Gets Underway
Comic-Con: “There are as many AI loopholes… as there are characters that a person has played,” Sarah Elmaleh, chair of the guild’s interactive media negotiating committee said
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A Development Executive Wrestles With How TV’s New Normal Is Crushing the Job Market
Holding on in Hollywood, a Wrap Series: Erin Copen Howard, svp for development, unscripted TV
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SAG-AFTRA Video Game Strike Continues AI Fight for ‘Consent and Compensation’
Guild’s negotiating committee says top video game companies would not agree to AI terms similar to those studios agreed to
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SAG-AFTRA Video Game Performers Go on Strike After Contract Talks Stall on AI
Voice and motion-capture performers authorized a strike in September 2023
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Hollywood Workers Grapple for a Foothold in an Industry at a Crossroads
A Wrap series: Entertainment jobs are becoming tougher to hang on to, leaving veterans to ponder new career paths as their personal struggles deepen
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Basic Crafts to Resume Studio Contract Talks Wednesday
Other Hollywood unions call in solidarity on studios to “respect their workforce and make meaningful moves”
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Basic Crafts Extends Studio Contract Talks ‘As Many Days as Necessary’ — but Not Beyond July 31
“We look forward to continuing to educate the Companies on the important work our members do for their productions,” union leaders write
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IATSE Members Ratify Contract With All Locals in Favor
85% of overall votes were in favor of approving the Hollywood Basic Agreement
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LA On-Location Filming Drops 12% From Last Year Due to Declining Content Spend, ‘Post-Strike Paralysis’
A 56% drop in reality TV shoots is the biggest factor behind the industry-wide drop in production, according to the latest FilmLA report