A committee charged with recommending Covid safety measures to the CA Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board, advises in a new draft document that masking in the workplace should continue after June 15.
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L.A. County, California See Low Test Positivity Numbers in Final Holiday Before Reopening
2 minutes readThe Los Angeles County Department of Public Health has confirmed 175 new cases of COVID-19 and just five new deaths on Monday. Those figures are strikingly similar to Sunday’s, when 174 new cases …
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Organizing: What Your Boss Doesn’t Want You to Know, and Where to Find It
1 minutes readGeneral Internet searching is not enough. Companies manipulate what shows up first on a general Internet search. Often you have to weed through hundreds of pages of marginal information before …
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“This wasn’t your average picket line,” writes Paul Prescod in Jacobin. “’It’s up to Walt to call the halt,’ read a striking worker’s picket sign beside a picture of Mickey …
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Unions are Horrified at the Mask Mandate Rollback and Fear for Workers’ Lives
1 minutes readUnions that represent healthcare professionals and essential frontline workers are speaking out about the CDC’s walkback on masks. These workers, they say, have paid for and will continue to pay …
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Met Opera’s Deal with Its Choristers has Less Savings than It Sought
1 minutes readThe union representing the Metropolitan Opera’s chorus staved off calls for a 30-percent reduction in payroll costs that the company had said it needed to survive the pandemic. But the …
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Gardner: Will the WGA’s New-Media Success Help Other Unions in Next Contract Cycle?
1 minutes read“In the US about 12 percent of workers are unionized, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics,” writes Eriq Gardner in The Hollywood Reporter. “In Hollywood, it’s nearly everyone, even …
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SAG-AFTRA Names Crabtree-Ireland National Executive Director and Chief Negotiator
1 minutes readSAG-AFTRA’s National Board has appointed its current COO and general counsel Duncan Crabtree-Ireland to the role of national executive director and chief negotiator. Crabtree-Ireland is stepping into the position after …
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Academy Says It Will Invite Roughly Half the Number of New Members It Did in Past Years
1 minutes readAfter several years of inviting massive classes of new members to join their organization, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is warning people to expect a much smaller …
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L.A. Times: Why Amazon Buying MGM is a Watershed Moment for Hollywood and Tech
1 minutes readAfter years of speculation about the merging of Big Tech and Hollywood, Amazon.com Inc. said Wednesday that it is acquiring Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios for $8.45 billion — snapping up a library of more …