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A Teachable Moment – Lessons Learned from the UTLA Strike
by Rob Callahanby Rob Callahanby Rob Callahan Last June, my column in these pages invoked the cinematic trope of the cliffhanger to describe a moment in which organized labor in the US teetered precariously …
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The Never-Ending Effort to Forge Solidarity
by Rob Callahanby Rob CallahanThis issue of CineMontage, for all its many virtues, isn’t the most important piece of mail you’ll receive this month. Local 700 members, as well as members of our 12 …
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Unions’ Cliffhanger: The Fate of Labor Dangles on the Brink of Catastrophe
by Rob Callahanby Rob CallahanConflict between labor and management is nothing new. The period of post-WWII prosperity in which US union density reached its peak was decidedly not an era of labor peace.
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Nick Animation Editorial Crew Goes Union!
by Rob Callahanby Rob CallahanThe editorial employees of Nickelodeon Animation Studio have overwhelmingly elected to unionize with the Motion Picture Editors Guild, Local 700 of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE).
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Resolve vs. Intransigence
The Key to Organizing a Workplaceby Rob Callahanby Rob CallahanDeciding to organize in the workplace is itself a kind of resolution — one appropriate for the new year or any other time a change is warranted.
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Labor Pains Increase
But an Energized and Committed Union Is the Cureby Rob Callahanby Rob CallahanThe folks who craft trailers make regular use of a particular species of musical cue: a sustained droning growl of a note, signaling looming menace.
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Post-production employees working on video for Vice Media have now won union representation! On Thursday, the company officially recognized the Motion Picture Editors Guild, IATSE Local 700, as the representative …
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Contract High – Deluxe Digital Cinema Technicians Win Raises, Respect
by Rob Callahanby Rob CallahanIn a nondescript Burbank falafel joint on a sweltering Sunday afternoon in July of last year, co-workers crowded around an impromptu conference table made up of several four-tops pushed together. …
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Deluxe Digital Cinema Technicians Ratify First Union Contract!
by Rob Callahanby Rob CallahanBy a vote of 89%, employees of Deluxe Technicolor Digital Cinema have overwhelmingly ratified their first union contract. The three-year agreement between the company and the Motion Picture Editors Guild …