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What Donald Trump Is Really After With Movie Tariffs
Does he believe he’s saving Hollywood or screwing Hollywood?
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Teamsters Cheer Trump’s Movie Tariffs, Rip Studios For “Fleeing” America
In a joint statement, general president Sean O’Brien and motion picture division leader Lindsay Dougherty called the notion a “strong step toward finally reining in the studios’ un-American addiction to outsourcing our members’ work.”
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SAG-AFTRA’s Chief Negotiator Is Open to White House Efforts to Boost Movie Production in U.S.
But Duncan Crabtree-Ireland also notes that the industry is waiting on specifics of the president's plan.
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Employees at Austin Alamo Drafthouse Location Vote to Unionize
The SlaughterHouse United group called the election “the result of four months of hard work and outreach by organizers.”
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California, Once a Mecca for Animation Work, Is Rapidly Losing Ground, Report Claims
According to a new study from the Animation Guild and partner organizations, California’s share of the highest-grossing animated films dropped 40 percent between 2010 and 2023.
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Production Assistants, Seeing Work Dwindle, View a Union as Their Future
Though local levels of film and TV shoots have plunged, Production Assistants United is forging ahead with a rally on Sunday that aims to convey, “We’re here and we’re not going away.”
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Writers Guild West Staff Union Voluntarily Recognized
Around 81 percent of the bargaining unit voted to join the Pacific Northwest Staff Union in a card count that took place Tuesday.
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Cinematographers Guild Elects John Lindley Its National President
The election results are pending acceptance from the union’s national executive board.
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SAG-AFTRA Launches Influencer Committee Amid Further Push Into Creator Economy
The group is expected to provide “guidance and leadership” as the union attempts to break into covering original work and not just branded content.
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“Shut It Down”: Why Adam McKay Is Endorsing a Mass Strike for Workers Across Industries
In a virtual town hall meeting on Thursday the ‘Don’t Look Up’ filmmaker and climate activist called the current two-party political system “useless” and advocated for workers to withhold their labor to change policy.
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Writers Guild West Staffers Launch Their Own Unionization Drive (Exclusive)
The employees behind the famously hard-charging labor organization say they want a workplace where “our voices are heard” and “our work is valued.”
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My Mother, the Hollywood Scab
Katherine Specktor never wanted to be a screenwriter, so she didn't see the furious backlash coming when she crossed the WGA picket lines. In an excerpt from his new memoir about growing up in the industry, her son explains how the experience sent her further into a spiral of alcoholism and despair.
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