The club agreed not to block the dancers from affiliating with Actors’ Equity, a move that would be the industry’s first unionization since the 1990s.
Category: Organized Labor
-
Aces Coach Becky Hammon Suspended for Pregnancy Comments to Dearica Hamby
The All-Star forward Dearica Hamby had accused an unnamed person of making “disgusting comments” and questioning her commitment to the team after she became pregnant.
-
Striking Writers’ Union Denies Waiver, Imperiling Tony Awards Telecast
The Writers Guild of America indicated it would not grant a waiver to allow a live telecast of the Tonys on June 11, threatening one of Broadway’s biggest marketing moments.
-
Rural Georgia Factory, Flush With Federal Funds, Votes to Unionize
Friday’s victory by the United Steelworkers at a factory building electric school buses was a test for Democratic hopes that clean-energy funding from Washington could bolster organized labor.
-
Joe Kapp’s Lawsuit Paved the Way for N.F.L. Free Agency
The Vikings and Patriots quarterback successfully challenged pro football’s standard contracts in the 1970s, setting a legal precedent that the players’ union used to win later court battles.
-
Striking Writers Find Their Villain: Netflix
Fear of protests prompted the streaming giant to shift an anticipated presentation for advertisers to a virtual event and a top executive to skip an honorary gala.
-
Chris Rowley’s Journey from West Point to the Toronto Blue Jays to Law School
Chris Rowley was the first West Point graduate to make it to the majors. Now he’s getting a law degree on a union scholarship. His goal? Reform the minors.
-
Hollywood Writers Strike Is ‘Going to Be a While’
The writers and entertainment companies remain far apart on several key issues, including money, and the standoff could last for months.
-
Outside Hollywood Studios, Writers Make Their Case
Those in picket lines at the headquarters of companies like Netflix were critical of working conditions that have become routine in the streaming era.
-
United Auto Workers Hold Off on Backing Biden, for Now
A memo by the union’s president underscores how some of President Biden’s moves to fight climate change could weaken some of his political support.
-
Writers, Seeking Pay Change for the Streaming Era, Prepare to Strike
In the 16 years since the entertainment industry’s last strike, sweeping technological change has upended the television and movie business.
-
Will a Chatbot Write the Next ‘Succession’?
As labor contract negotiations heat up in Hollywood, unions representing writers and actors seek limits on artificial intelligence.