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At “Stay in L.A.” Rally, Working Hollywood Fights to Improve Incentives for Southern California’s Signature Industry
A lineup of labor leaders, policymakers and industry workers called for expanded tax perks for projects shooting in the state at the Sunday event: "Make Hollywood Hollywood again!"
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SAG-AFTRA Commercials Contracts Expiration Date Extended Again
The decision was made "in order to facilitate the continuation of productive negotiations," the performers' union said on Friday.
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With Paramount Deal in the Balance, Teamsters Meet With FCC Chair Over Job Protections
In a gathering with Brendan Carr, Sean O'Brien and Lindsay Dougherty advocated for the Commission to consider labor in its calculus as it reviews the $8 billion deal.
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Video Game Workers Authorize Strike at Microsoft-Owned ZeniMax Media
Hundreds of quality assurance testers at the company behind 'The Elder Scrolls,' 'Fallout' and 'Doom' are attempting to accelerate progress at the bargaining table.
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SAG-AFTRA Commercials Contracts Expiration Date Extended
The deals, originally set to sunset on Monday, will now conclude on Friday as negotiations continue over new agreements.
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Carol Lombardini’s Pay Rises to $3.7M During Year of Hollywood’s Dual Strikes
The top negotiator for the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, who recently stepped aside for an advisory position, saw a $500,000 increase in pay, per its latest regulatory filing.
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Lesli Linka Glatter on ‘Homeland’ to ‘Zero Day’ and Bringing Production Back to Los Angeles
The director-producer and DGA president talks to The Hollywood Reporter about her attraction to the political conspiracy thriller, and why studios and networks need to bring their productions home: "We cannot lose and not support the labor that has built Hollywood."
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Joel Cohen Elected National Executive Director of Art Directors Guild
The previous second-in-command to Chuck Parker and longtime union member will ascend to the top staff job starting June 1.
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Directors Guild of America Names Negotiations Committee Heads for 2026
Jon Avnet and Karen Gaviola will again lead the member group dedicated to bargaining during upcoming contract talks with studios and streamers.
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Gregory Hessinger to Replace Carol Lombardini at AMPTP As Hollywood’s Top Negotiator With Labor
The longtime labor and employment lawyer has worked on both sides of the bargaining table, having headed up labor relations for CBS and also led negotiations for the unions SAG and AFTRA.
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Major Hollywood Crew Union Takes Over In Oklahoma After “Financial Malpractice” Claims
Teamsters Local 399 will be adding roughly 100 members to its ranks after an audit uncovered "a pattern of systematic errors, omissions and oversight" at Oklahoma City's Local 886.
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Video Game Union Organizers’ New Tactic for Workers: Don’t Unionize, Technically
As the Trump administration makes major changes to regulatory agencies, "We can no longer expect to rely on traditional legal frameworks to build worker power and to improve workplace conditions," writes one organizer.
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