Tens of thousands of behind-the-scenes workers, in solidarity with striking actors and writers, are bracing for what could be a monthslong standoff with the studios.
Category: Labor and Jobs
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Bay Area Is the Best Place for A.I. Jobs, Report Says
Brookings Institution researchers found that San Francisco and San Jose, Calif., dominate job listings for generative A.I. work, potentially solidifying their control of the tech industry.
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Anchor Brewery Workers Want to Save Their Company by Buying It
About 39 unionized workers, who represent two-thirds of the brewery’s employees, agreed to pursue a bid to run it as a co-op, a union official said.
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Airlines Are Thriving as People Keep Traveling
Three large U.S. airlines have reported strong quarterly sales and profits in recent days because of strong demand, high fares and relatively low fuel prices.
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How TV Writing Became a Dead-End Job
The writers say Hollywood studios are increasingly limiting their roles in television productions, highlighting a trend for white-collar workers.
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U.S. Recession Appears Less Likely, Economists Say
Rising interest rates were widely expected to put the U.S. economy in reverse. Now things are looking rosier, but don’t pop the Champagne corks yet.
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The Pandemic’s Labor Market Myths
Amid the pandemic, people thought the labor market had permanently changed in important ways. It was a bad bet.
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College Graduates Share Their Feelings on Finding Jobs
“In college I was looking forward to becoming an adult, and now I’m here and it’s horrible.” Seventeen 2023 graduates show and tell us how they feel about entering the work force.
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How Can Employers Better Support Workers With Disabilities?
Obtaining reasonable accommodations is often a messy, frustrating process for both employees and their managers. But there are solutions.
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‘Training My Replacement’: Inside a Call Center Worker’s Battle With A.I.
To many people, chatbots and other technology feel like a ticking time bomb, sure to explode their work. But to some, the threat is already here.
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As Sunak Makes His Case to Britons, the Economy Undermines It
Britain’s stubbornly high inflation rate has come to symbolize a deeper economic malaise — a morass of problems, some new, others longstanding, that are stymying Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.