One could say that, for our union, all this focus on transparency is the result of the last IA Basic Agreement ratification vote. That is certainly a piece of it, …
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At IATSE District 2 Convention, Matt Loeb Rouses Delegates and Soothes ‘Disappointment’ Over Contract
Pride, protest and passion echoed through the halls and into the streets of the 78th annual IATSE District 2 convention in San Francisco on June 25.
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Workers at Bento Box Animation Elect to Go Union with Editors Guild
by uncreditedby uncreditedBento Box Entertainment produces animated series such as “HouseBroken,” “Farzar,” “Paradise PD,” and the forthcoming “Krapopolis.” (Editorial crews on some other Bento Box titles, such as “Bob’s Burgers,” already enjoyed …
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Cheering Post Employees at VICE Approve a Deal to Shorten Hours, Increase Pay
by Rob Callahanby Rob CallahanBy Rob Callahan Post-production employees of VICE Media have voted overwhelmingly to ratify a new 3-year union agreement that dramatically shortens their working hours, significantly increases all employees’ hourly rates, …
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The IATSE Basic Agreement was ratified on Monday by just a few hundred votes in two guilds, and with a majority of members of the 13 West Coast locals actually voting no. But …
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Dozens of Hollywood’s most prominent cinematographers banded together Tuesday to put a thoughtful argument behind a simple plea: “ban all functional firearms on set.” Among the 200
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“Biden’s American Rescue Plan, signed in March, put $350 billion into state, county and local governments, a big boost for public sector workers who are the heart of modern American …
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Sixty-eight percent of Americans approve of labor unions. Though statistically similar to last year’s 65%, the current reading is the highest Gallup has measured since 71% in 1965.
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The AFL-CIO has chosen Liz Shuler, its acting president since the death of Richard Trumka this month, to lead the federation until it holds elections next year. Shuler had served …
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Arindrajit Dube, an economics professor at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, reviewing census data, looked at the 25 states that ended benefits early, in June. Dube found that the share …