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Canadian Screenwriters Ratify New Deal With Producers
The Writers Guild of Canada membership has ratified a new three-year contract deal. The new Independent Production Agreement for Canadian screenwriters, to come into effect on May 22, 2024, includes script fee increases, minimum staffing requirements and artificial intelligence protections. The new IPA, negotiated with the Canadian Media Producers Association, representing local indie film and […]
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Art Directors Guild Elects First All-Female Team of Top-Ranking Executive Board Officers
The Art Directors Guild has elected a new slate of executive board officers, and for the first time in the union’s history, the top-ranking four are all women. In a vote that took place over mail in March and April, the members of the IATSE-affiliated union chose Not Dead Yet and Corporate production designer Dina […]
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Disneyland Character Workers Vote to Unionize With Actors’ Equity
Another union is coming to Disneyland. On Saturday, a majority of the amusement park’s character workers voted to unionize with Actors’ Equity Association in a National Labor Relations Board vote, ushering more employees at Disneyland into the union fold. Nine hundred and fifty-three workers voted “yes” to join Equity, while 258 voted “no.” The parties […]
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IATSE West Coast Negotiations Pause Without Deal, Bargaining Dates Expected for June
Though IATSE had initially planned to conclude its general negotiations for West Coast Locals on Thursday, the day came and went without a deal, the union announced on Friday. Instead, talks over key issues like wages, AI and working conditions have been paused for now and additional bargaining dates are expected to be scheduled for […]
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Actors Hit AI Startup With Class Action Lawsuit Over Voice Theft
Voiceover actor Paul Skye Lehrman was at his friend’s house in 2022 when a YouTube video was pulled up from a channel called Military News about Russia’s advance into Ukraine. He immediately recognized the voice as his own, though he never contracted with the channel operator for use of his likeness. “It was my voice […]
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Condé Nast Union Overwhelmingly Ratifies First Contract
After over a year and a half of negotiations, Condé Nast and a union representing hundreds of its workers officially have a first labor contract. In a ratification vote that took place on Tuesday, 97 percent of Condé Union members voted “yes” on a three-year deal announced by negotiators on May 6. The agreement, which […]
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‘9-1-1’ Crew Member Dies In Car Accident Following 14-Hour Overnight Shift
A crew member on 9-1-1 died early Saturday morning in a car accident on the highway following a 14-hour overnight shift. Rico Priem, a grip for the Fox procedural and a member of the crew union IATSE Local 80, was involved in a car crash after working Friday night through Saturday morning on a location […]
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IATSE West Coast Locals and Studios Tackle AI, Wages in Latest Week of General Negotiations
IATSE West Coast Locals and major Hollywood studios and streamers tackled issues including AI and wages in their latest week of general negotiations, the union reported to members on Friday. The two parties also discussed working conditions, the issue of companies allegedly subcontracting work that IATSE believes is covered under its contract to outside parties, […]
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Sesame Workshop Writers Ratify Strike-Averting Deal
After mounting a strike threat that was later averted, Sesame Workshop writers have ratified a new five-year labor contract that their union president is touting as “groundbreaking.” Twenty-eight out of the group of 35 workers voted to support a tentative deal reached on April 19, while the remaining seven abstained from voting. The Writers Guild […]
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Filmmakers Back Cannes Workers in Strike Action
Nearly 300 film professionals from across Europe and the world have thrown their support behind a group calling for strike action to disrupt the upcoming Cannes film festival. They have signed a petition backing the demands of a collective representing the interests of French film festival workers who claim changes to labor laws have put […]
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Art Directors Guild Pauses Training Program Amid Industry Challenges
The Art Directors Guild has paused a training program intended to hone the next generation of production designers and art directors amid industry turbulence in 2024, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed. The program, called the Production Design Initiative, is set to return in 2025. “This temporary pause in our PDI program during a year of […]
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Canadian Screenwriters, Producers Agree on New Labor Deal
The Writers Guild of Canada and the Canadian Media Producers Association, representing local indie film and television producers, have agreed terms for a new labor contract. Terms of the latest Independent Production Agreement, which awaits ratification, were not disclosed. But they will cover rates and workplace conditions for Canadian writers, story editors, and story consultants. […]
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