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Hollywood’s Workforce Is Increasingly White-Collar in Streaming Era, Study Finds

As the entertainment industry has transformed amid the streaming era, so too has its workforce, which is increasingly white-collar and college-educated. That’s according to a new research report released Thursday from Otis College of Art and Design, “‘Die Another Day’? Hollywood transformed in the streaming era,” which scrutinizes the changing composition of Los Angeles-based Hollywood […]

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Why Reality TV Is On Life Support

Veteran unscripted producer Wendy Miller was attending a gathering for women over 40 in unscripted television who are unemployed when she had the idea. Though the get-together could easily have turned maudlin, one woman brought levity to the proceedings by telling a story about working on a past show that cracked up the whole room. […]

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Are Hollywood Loan-Outs in Trouble?

The California state department responsible for providing unemployment benefits is disputing the common industry practice of paying workers through loan-out companies instead of directly, according to a major Hollywood payroll provider. “The California Employment Development Department (EDD) has informed Cast & Crew that payments made to loan-outs should have been paid directly to the loan-out […]

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IATSE Sets Additional Bargaining Dates for West Coast Locals

Hollywood’s major crew union and top studios and streamers have set a new date to return to shared negotiations on core issues for West Coast Locals. The 13 IATSE West Coast Locals ? a group that includes the International Cinematographers Guild and the Motion Picture Editors Guild and bargains on behalf of around 50,000 workers […]

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Academy Foundation Workers Ratify First Union Contract

Nearly a year and a half after their union was voluntarily recognized, workers at the Academy Foundation ? a nonprofit dedicated to protecting film history ? have ratified their first labor contract. In results that were tallied on Wednesday, 64 workers voted “yes” to passing the new three-year agreement, while none voted against the deal. […]

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Canadian Screenwriters Ratify New Deal With Producers

The Writers Guild of Canada membership has ratified a new three-year contract deal. The new Independent Production Agreement for Canadian screenwriters, to come into effect on May 22, 2024, includes script fee increases, minimum staffing requirements and artificial intelligence protections. The new IPA, negotiated with the Canadian Media Producers Association, representing local indie film and […]

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Art Directors Guild Elects First All-Female Team of Top-Ranking Executive Board Officers

The Art Directors Guild has elected a new slate of executive board officers, and for the first time in the union’s history, the top-ranking four are all women. In a vote that took place over mail in March and April, the members of the IATSE-affiliated union chose Not Dead Yet and Corporate production designer Dina […]

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Disneyland Character Workers Vote to Unionize With Actors’ Equity

Another union is coming to Disneyland. On Saturday, a majority of the amusement park’s character workers voted to unionize with Actors’ Equity Association in a National Labor Relations Board vote, ushering more employees at Disneyland into the union fold. Nine hundred and fifty-three workers voted “yes” to join Equity, while 258 voted “no.” The parties […]

Staff of Actors' Equity with organizing workers outside of Disneyland on April 17, 2024.

IATSE West Coast Negotiations Pause Without Deal, Bargaining Dates Expected for June

Though IATSE had initially planned to conclude its general negotiations for West Coast Locals on Thursday, the day came and went without a deal, the union announced on Friday. Instead, talks over key issues like wages, AI and working conditions have been paused for now and additional bargaining dates are expected to be scheduled for […]

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Actors Hit AI Startup With Class Action Lawsuit Over Voice Theft

Voiceover actor Paul Skye Lehrman was at his friend’s house in 2022 when a YouTube video was pulled up from a channel called Military News about Russia’s advance into Ukraine. He immediately recognized the voice as his own, though he never contracted with the channel operator for use of his likeness. “It was my voice […]

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Conde Nast Union Overwhelmingly Ratifies First Contract

After over a year and a half of negotiations, Conde Nast and a union representing hundreds of its workers officially have a first labor contract. In a ratification vote that took place on Tuesday, 97 percent of Conde Union members voted “yes” on a three-year deal announced by negotiators on May 6. The agreement, which […]

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‘9-1-1’ Crew Member Dies In Car Accident Following 14-Hour Overnight Shift

A crew member on 9-1-1 died early Saturday morning in a car accident on the highway following a 14-hour overnight shift. Rico Priem, a grip for the Fox procedural and a member of the crew union IATSE Local 80, was involved in a car crash after working Friday night through Saturday morning on a location […]

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