Crystal Hopkins, president of IA Local 871, sent out a statement she made to management’s AMPTP shortly before the talks broke off: For the workers we speak for it is …
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Support IA Local One; Join the New York Met Opera Virtual Picket Line
1 minutes readOnce photos of supporters are uploaded, they are scrolled in front of an image of Lincoln Center, home of the opera company. The Stagehands’ contract expired on July 31, 2020. …
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“The truth is,” writes Paris Marx in Jacobin, “that the discourse around cultural industries has shifted almost entirely to reflect the interests of the media oligopoly, and the consolidation of …
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What Does Eric Adams, Working-Class Champion, Mean for the Democrats?
1 minutes readWith his substantial early lead in the New York City Democratic mayoral primary, Eric Adams, the Brooklyn borough president, demonstrated the enduring power of a candidate who can connect to working- and
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‘General Hospital’ Takes Best Drama at Daytime Emmys
1 minutes readGeneral Hospital, Jeopardy! and The Kelly Clarkson Show were among the big winners at the 48th annual Daytime Emmy Awards. Outstanding Sound Mixing and Editing went to The Letter for the King
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Actors, Producers Urge SAG-AFTRA to Consider Mandatory COVID Shots
1 minutes readA chorus of calls for mandatory Covid-19 vaccinations – and the possibility that the industry soon might make them a requirement – prompted SAG-AFTRA to adopt new guidelines for employers who want to …
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EPI: Job and Wage Growth Do Not Point to an Economy-Wide Labor Shortage
1 minutes read“Monthly job-growth over the past 3 months has averaged 540,000, a pace that would see the economy hit pre-covid measures of labor market health by the end of 2022,” write …
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The International Brotherhood of Teamsters, which represents over one million workers in North America in industries including parcel delivery and freight, voted to make it a priority to organize Amazon …
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The Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that a California regulation allowing union organizers to recruit agricultural workers at their workplaces violated the constitutional rights of their employers. The vote was
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Cannes Jury Counts Five Women Including Maggie Gyllenhaal, Mati Diop
1 minutes readThe 74th Cannes Film Festival has unveiled its jury which includes five women; a majority in the nine-person group including President Spike Lee. The jury includes French-Senegalese actor-director Mati Diop