To mark Nurses Week, registered nurses from across California will pay online visits to state legislators on Tuesday, May 11 and Wednesday, May 12, to advocate in support of bills …
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The Pandemic Has Made Flu Shots Vital. Where Can Editors Guild Members Get Them?
by uncreditedby uncreditedThis is a particularly good year to get a flu shot.
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The SAG-AFTRA Health Plan will be offering an 80% reduction in COBRA premiums for many participants who no will longer qualify for coverage starting October 1. Facing staggering deficits due to skyrocketing health …
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SAG-AFTRA Health Plan CEO Michael Estrada on Tuesday described the “perfect storm” of soaring health care costs, employer contributions to the plan that have failed to keep up with those costs, and the …
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DepartmentsGetting Organized
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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DepartmentsGetting Organized
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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‘A Turning Point’ in the International Alliance – A Report from the 68th IA Convention
by uncreditedby uncreditedCineMontage reviews the highlights of the 68th Quadrennial IATSE Convention
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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 …
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Almost two years ago, I met a lot of new friends and reconnected with many old ones walking the picket line in support of the striking crew of Shahs of …
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