In Los Angeles and New York, actors and screenwriters braved the heat to admonish the major studios and demand a new deal.
Category: Organized Labor
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United Auto Workers Open Contract Talks in Detroit
The U.A.W., with a more confrontational leader, aims to win back wage and benefit concessions and insulate jobs from the rise of electric vehicles.
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Fran Drescher Takes Center Stage as the Actors’ Union Leader
Fran Drescher, who became a household name for her role on a 1990s sitcom, is now president of the union going on strike.
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Hollywood Actors’ Strike Looms as SAG-AFTRA Says Contract Talks Collapse
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The SAG-AFTRA Union Could Strike in Hollywood This Week
If actors go on strike when their deal with studios ends on Wednesday, it will be the first time they and the writers have been out at the same time since 1960.
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Amazon Union Group, Challenging Christian Smalls, Seeks Vote
A split over the stewardship of the union’s high-profile president, Christian Smalls, has led a rival faction to file a lawsuit seeking an election.
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Los Angeles Hotel Workers Go on Strike
The strike is part of a wave of recent labor actions in the nation’s second-largest metropolis, where high costs of living have made it difficult for workers to stay afloat.
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L.A. Workers Are Feeling Emboldened as Unions Pressure Employers in California
California union members are pressuring employers over wages in one of the nation’s most labor-friendly states.
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NFLPA Selects New Executive Director to Replace DeMaurice Smith
Lloyd Howell was elected to replace DeMaurice Smith, the union’s executive director since 2009.
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Starbucks to Offer ‘Clearer’ Guidelines on Décor After Pride Clash
The company said it would be more specific in its policies on store decorations and reiterated its support of the L.G.B.T.Q. community.
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Yellow Trucking Company May Be Headed Toward Bankruptcy
Three years after receiving a pandemic relief loan, the trucking company Yellow has repaid little of the money and is warning that it could soon run out of cash.
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Starbucks Union Raises Pressure With Plan to Strike Over Pride Décor
Workers at more than 150 stores plan to stage strikes over the next week after the union said managers told workers not to decorate for Pride Month, a claim the company has denied.