The justices ruled that federal labor law did not block state courts from ruling on a case regarding damage caused when workers walked off the job.
Category: Strikes
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Predawn Picket Lines Help Writers Disrupt Studio Productions
Workers from other unions have shown solidarity with the strikers, catching entertainment companies off guard.
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How to Plan Around Strikes in Europe
Across Europe, workers have been walking out over pay disputes and labor conditions, and the turmoil will extend into the summer travel season. But they don’t have to disrupt your trip.
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New York Times Reaches Contract Deal With Union
The new agreement, if ratified, will give union members immediate salary increases of up to 12.5 percent.
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Why Amazon’s Delivery Network Is Vulnerable to Labor Strife
For years, the e-commerce giant could shield its vast archipelago of warehouses against disruptions from workers. Then it got even bigger.
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Damon Lindelhof and Soo Hugh on Encouraging ‘Creative Short Circuits’
Soo Hugh (“Pachinko”) and Damon Lindelof (“Lost,” “Mrs. Davis”) discuss learning from their staffs, wanting to hear “no” and navigating the writers’ strike.
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Writers on Strike Make Time for Romance at Picket Lines
In Los Angeles, movie and TV writers on strike are eyeing one another with more than solidarity on their minds.
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Strippers and California Club Reach Accord on Union After Long Fight
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.
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Striking Hollywood Writers Disrupt TV’s Major Ad Event
Dozens of protesters greeted marketers as they entered the first major event of the upfronts, an annual showcase for advertisers in which media companies stage lavish gatherings to promote their lineups.
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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.
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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.
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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.