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How Hollywood’s Major Crew Union Chief Thinks About Keeping Production In L.A. — And What Help Is Needed
IATSE's Matthew Loeb also discussed how the Trump administration could impact a push for more U.S. work.
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Alamo Drafthouse Staff at New York Theaters Join Colorado Location in Going on Strike
The move marks an escalation in labor unrest over a round of layoffs that Alamo Drafthouse conducted nationwide in early 2025.
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Alamo Drafthouse Locations Threaten Strike Over Layoffs
Staffers at a unionized theater in Colorado have joined their New York colleagues in protesting cuts at the Sony-owned theater chain.
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New York Magazine Walkout Averted As Union Reaches Deal With Management (Exclusive)
The tentative three-year agreement includes guardrails around the use of AI after parent company Vox Media struck a licensing deal with OpenAI last year.
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Alamo Drafthouse Layoffs Prompt Unfair Labor Practice Charge
The United Auto Workers Local 2179, which represents workers at the chain's lower Manhattan and downtown Brooklyn locations, is alleging failure to bargain in good faith amid cuts to staff.
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What Happened to Those Streaming Bonuses?
After the 2023 strikes, writers, actors and directors won residuals tied to the success of hit shows, but not many projects appear to have hit the threshold for payments.
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ABC News Agrees to AI Protections for Writers in Latest Contract
Writers Guild of America East-represented scribes secured language stating that current staffers will not be laid off due to use of the technology.
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Your Hollywood Career: How to Tell When the End Is Nigh
A scribe who survived the newsweekly apocalypse and then the scripted comedy crash offers some handy tips on when to bail on a failing industry.
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Workers at Nonfiction Production Company Lucky 8 Launch Union Drive
The Writers Guild of America East, which has long sought to organize more of the largely non-union unscripted space, is backing the effort.
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SAG-AFTRA Donates $1 Million for L.A. Fires Relief
The performers' union earmarked the funds for the SAG-AFTRA Foundation, a nonprofit that offers emergency financial aid and education to members.
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L.A. Fires Another Brutal Blow to Battered Hollywood Crew Members
Workers who have recently weathered multiple production slowdowns are now being hammered by another event outside their control: "I keep reinventing myself. And this just kicked me right in the gut."
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Canada’s Actors Union, Indie Producers Reach Tentative New Labor Deal
Members of ACTRA National will vote on the new three-year Independent Production Agreement between Jan. 15 and 21.
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