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MrBeast’s ‘Beast Games’ Voluntarily Recognizes IATSE Union
The third season of the over-the-top competition series is primarily shooting in the Greenville, North Carolina area.
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The Writers Guild West’s Ugly Feud With Staffers Poised to End With Tentative Deal
A three-year provisional agreement announced Friday may put an end to an eyebrow-raising period for the union that saw a picket line became a staple outside their L.A. headquarters.
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IATSE Pickets Live-Action ‘CoComelon’ Series, ‘The Melon Patch’
The union is attempting to ink a union contract for the second season of the YouTube series, which is geared toward toddlers.
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California Gubernatorial Candidates Bicker and Squabble, But Say Little About Hollywood
The demise of a flagship industry drew little attention in Tuesday’s CNN debate
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SAG-AFTRA Agrees to Tentative Labor Deal With Studios
The performers’ union entered negotiations seeking new generative AI protections and compensation increases on Feb. 9.
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The Writers Guild West’s Struggle With Its Staff Union Gets Even Uglier
The famously aggressive union is alleging that picketers harassed writers and in some cases even resorted to physical intimidation, claims that its staffers deny.
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Directors Guild Renews Russell Hollander’s Contract Through 2029
The union’s top-ranking staffer is about to lead negotiations with studios and streamers that begin May 11.
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Writers Guild Ratifies Four-Year Contract Deal With Studios
More than 90 percent of the union’s writers across country voted to support the deal, which infuses $321 million into the labor group’s ailing health plan.
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Why Did the Writers Guild Agree to a Four-Year Deal? Its Negotiators Explain.
The union’s unusually drama-free negotiation with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers has raised eyebrows, but labor leaders say health plan woes and new AMPTP leadership made for a more cordial exchange.
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Unionized Lucky 8 and Sharp Entertainment Workers Ratify Contracts (Exclusive)
Nonfiction television staffers at the production companies behind ‘90 Day Fiancé’ and ‘The Food That Built America’ have greenlit new three-year labor deals.
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Writers Guild Reveals Details of Four-Year Deal: A $321M Health Plan Infusion, Higher Residuals and AI Licensing Language
The tentative contract also raises minimum payments by a cumulative 10.5 percent and sweetens the union’s streaming success bonus.
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California’s Creative Job Losses Aren’t AI Casualties, Key Report Finds (Exclusive)
The rapid development of the tech isn’t displacing workers but it is changing the nature of creative work in the state, according to the latest research from Otis College of Art and Design.
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