Those in picket lines at the headquarters of companies like Netflix were critical of working conditions that have become routine in the streaming era.
Category: Organized Labor
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Ben & Jerry’s Paves Way for Union at Vermont Store
The company agreed to a set of election rules that make it likely for workers at its flagship ice cream shop to unionize.
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Hollywood, Both Frantic and Calm, Braces for Writers’ Strike
Studios have moved up deadlines for TV writers, and late-night shows are preparing to go dark. But for other segments of the industry, it’s business as usual.
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Hollywood Writers Approve of Strike as Shutdown Looms
The writers have not gone on strike in 15 years, and the vote gives their unions the right to call for a walkout when their contract expires on May 1.
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N.B.A. Blames Economy for Hiring Freeze and Budget Cuts
In a memo, the league said it was “facing a very different economic reality than just one year ago.”
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Jane LaTour, Fighter for Women in Labor Unions, Dies at 76
No stranger to blue-collar work herself, she pushed for equality in male-dominated unions and as a writer chronicled the struggles of “sisters in the brotherhoods.”
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Norfolk Southern’s Push for Profits Compromised Safety, Workers Say
Federal officials are investigating the railroad’s safety practices and culture after the derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, and worker deaths.