What’s being called the “summer of strikes” comes at a time when workers increasingly fear new technologies will threaten their jobs.
Category: SAG-AFTRA
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Tech Fears Are Showing Up on Picket Lines
What’s being called the “summer of strikes” comes at a time when workers increasingly fear new technologies will threaten their jobs.
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How Strikes Reflect Longstanding Battles for Control in Hollywood
Striking actors and writers fear A.I. Executives don’t seem to. It’s a longstanding battle over technology and control in Hollywood that plays out onscreen, too.
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Head of Luxury Goods Maker Kering Buys Majority Stake in Talent Agency CAA
The deal for Creative Artists Agency by François-Henri Pinault’s family office reflects the growing convergence of celebrities and fashion.
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Telluride Film Festival Goes On, Despite Anxiety Over Strikes
The festival opened this weekend with fewer stars, who were wary of breaking union rules about promoting films while two strikes have shut down much of Hollywood.
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Impact of Hollywood Strikes on Jobs Goes Beyond the Strikers
Walkouts by screenwriters and actors have meant less work in fields that cater to the TV and film industry.
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Venice Film Festival: Adam Driver Calls Out Netflix and Amazon Amid Strikes
His film “Ferrari,” a big-budget indie from Michael Mann, is the kind of adult drama the major studios have shied away from.
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Veteran Studio Negotiator Faces Striking Writers and Actors
Carol Lombardini, the studio voice in union talks, values a low profile. That hasn’t kept striking writers and actors from casting her as a villain.
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New Union Leaders Take a Harder Line
Pushed by angry members, unions representing actors, autoworkers and UPS employees are becoming increasingly assertive under new leadership.
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Striking Writers and Studios Agree to Restart Negotiations
The two sides in the Hollywood stalemate will formally meet on Friday, after an informal sidebar session last week.
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Confusion in Hollywood as Some Productions Are Allowed to Continue
The striking actors’ union is granting waivers to some projects not affiliated with the major studios, but questions persist about who qualifies and why.