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Category: Organized Labor
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Hollywood Writers and Studios to Restart Talks After Standoff
A strike by writers and actors has caused nearly a complete production shutdown of scripted entertainment.
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French Journalists Call Off Strike, Failing to Block ‘Far-Right’ Editor
Reporters and editors at a leading newspaper, Le Journal du Dimanche, ended a 40-day walkout, but many were expected resign.
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After U.S. Bailout, the Trucking Firm Yellow Is Shutting Down
Yellow, which received a pandemic loan, is winding down operations ahead of an expected bankruptcy filing. The closure of the company would mean the loss of about 30,000 jobs.
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Strike Leads Sony to Push Big Film Releases Into 2024
The union has barred members from publicizing their work, and without red carpets and the buzz machine in full swing, other studios are likely to follow.
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Jobs Sit Empty in the Public Sector, So Unions Help Recruit
Shortages of state and city personnel, especially those who must work on site, are so dire that unions are helping to get people in the door.
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UPS Reaches Contract Deal With Teamsters to Head Off Strike
United Parcel Service faced a potential walkout by more than 325,000 union members when their five-year contract expired next week.
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UPS Contract Talks Go Down to the Wire as a Possible Strike Looms
With the Teamsters contract set to expire Aug. 1, pay for part-time workers is a major hurdle. A walkout could rattle the U.S. economy.
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Actors’ Strike Leaves Celebrity Podcasts in Grey Zone
Rewatch podcasts and podcasts affiliated with Hollywood studios were at the center of a week of confusion over union policies. “Nobody really knows,” said Sophia Bush of “One Tree Hill.”
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SAG-AFTRA and WGA Strike Shirts, Beyond the Picket Line
In New York and Los Angeles, supporters of the Hollywood labor strikes are supplementing their picket line apparel with custom T-shirts, often with writerly flair.