The writers say Hollywood studios are increasingly limiting their roles in television productions, highlighting a trend for white-collar workers.
Category: Strikes
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Actors’ Strike Won’t Halt 39 Independent Projects, SAG-AFTRA Says
SAG-AFTRA confirmed the productions had no ties to the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, which represents big studios. More exemptions could follow.
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Hollywood Directors Stand Apart From Actors’ and Writers’ Strikes
Their union agreed to a deal with the studios last month. With actors and writers on strike, the industry is shut down anyway.
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Actors and Hollywood Studios Are ‘Far Apart’ on Key Issues
The actors’ union and the organization that bargains on behalf of the studios traded statements underscoring how much work needs to be done to reach an agreement.
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Labor Day Looms as Crisis Point in Hollywood Stalemate
Ongoing strikes could disrupt the entertainment industry in fundamental ways, putting the 2024 box office and the fall broadcast lineup in jeopardy.
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‘Mission: Impossible’ for Tom Cruise: Meeting Hollywood Expectations
The seventh film in the 27-year-old movie franchise was No. 1 at the box office, taking in $80 million over its first five days. But the movie industry was hoping for more.
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‘Mission: Impossible’ for Tom Cruise: Meeting Hollywood Expectations
The seventh film in the 27-year-old movie franchise was No. 1 at the box office, taking in $80 million over its first five days. But the movie industry was hoping for more.
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Why Care About Hollywood Strikes? We’re All Background Actors.
Why should you care about the strikes in Hollywood? Because they are much more than a revolt of the privileged.
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Striking Actors Picket Across Country in Quest for New Contract
In Los Angeles and New York, actors and screenwriters braved the heat to admonish the major studios and demand a new deal.
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Strike Prevents Actors From Promoting Films at Premieres or Festivals
While on strike, actors are barred from publicizing any studio projects they’ve appeared in. Their absence could affect movie theaters and the festival circuit.
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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.