Strike
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SAG-AFTRA to Hold First Official Picket Line at Universal After Sidewalk Restoration
Friday picket lines at the Disney and Warner Bros. backlots have been canceled by the actors guild
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AMPTP Calls WGA Statement ‘Unfortunate’: Ending Strike Is ‘Our Only Playbook’
The dueling statements come one day ahead of a meeting to discuss reopening negotiations
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WGA Challenges Studios to Present a ‘New Playbook’ Ahead of Friday’s Meeting: ‘We’re Not Falling for It’
“Be willing to make a fair deal and begin to repair the damage your strikes and your business practices have caused,” the union says in a statement on Day 94 of the strike
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NYC Council Unanimously Passes Resolutions Supporting SAG-AFTRA, WGA Strikes: ‘Bob Better Sell That Yacht Quick!’
The unions’ historic double strike is part of a larger “hot labor summer” trend, says councilmember Carmen De La Rosa
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WBD CEO David Zaslav Talks Strike, Hopes ‘All Sides Will Get Back to the Negotiating Table’
In the short term, the company estimated it was saving $100 million from lower content spending
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AMPTP’s Return to the Table Has Writers ‘Cautiously Optimistic’ : ‘Their Strategy Didn’t Work Out’
“I’m not worried that we will compromise. I think people are still ready to be out here as long as it takes,” WGA captain Emma Soren says
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Meryl Streep, Oprah Winfrey, Leonardo DiCaprio and More Donate Millions to SAG-AFTRA Foundation Amid Strike
Other A-list donors include George and Amal Clooney, Hugh Jackman and Deborra-lee Furness and Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively
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WGA to Meet Friday With AMPTP to Discuss Resuming Negotiations
News comes as the Writers Guild nears the 100-day mark of its strike
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‘Broad City’ Star Ilana Glazer Calls AMPTP’s Treatment ‘Criminal,’ ‘Dehumanizing’ and ‘Unprofitable’ (Video)
While protesting during the WGA’s young writers solidarity picket, writers rallied against mini-rooms and gatekeeping
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SAG-AFTRA’s Interim Agreements Cause Confusion and Division: ‘So Much for Solidarity’
As the actors guild explains the strategy behind allowing some productions to proceed, Hollywood still has reservations
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NBCUniversal Partially Restores Sidewalk Access for Picket Lines at Studio Gate
Construction fences next to Universal’s Lankershim Blvd. gate have been moved back after WGA and SAG-AFTRA filed federal complaints
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Stephen Amell Clarifies Strike Comments: ‘When You See Me on a Picket Line, Please Don’t Whip Any Hard Fruit’
“Of course I don’t like striking,” he writes. “Nobody does.”
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New York State Comptroller Urges Swift End to Hollywood Strike, Warns of ‘Financial, Legal and Reputational Risks’
Thomas DiNapoli believes a continued double strike from the WGA and SAG-AFTRA could have a “detrimental impact on consumer sentiment”
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WGAE President Michael Winship Will Not Run for Reelection: ‘Not a Choice That Was Made Lightly’
The six-term president’s announcement comes as the currently striking union names candidates for its 2023 council election
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How to Preserve a Union From Human Greed and AI Technology | PRO Insight
Matthew Modine, veteran actor and SAG-AFTRA national board member, explains why artificial intelligence endangers all laborers
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