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California Pledged $750 Million a Year to Hollywood. But a New Law Has a Big Catch
Hollywood organizations claim a new budget law will jeopardize the momentum of productions returning to California. Legislators are working on it.
The War Over Warner Bros. Is Splintering Hollywood’s Labor World
Rob Bonta and David Ellison are dividing the unions, whose members have diverging interests on the way the antitrust battle is waged.
California Pressured By Two Hollywood Unions to Settle Paramount-Warner Bros. Lawsuit
Two Hollywood unions are calling for California Attorney General Rob Bonta and Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison to reach a settlement.
Scabby the Rat Stalks ‘Chicago’ Shows as PAs Decry Work Hour Cuts
The union representing production assistants is protesting members on ‘Chicago Med’ and ‘Chicago Fire’ allegedly losing guaranteed work hours.
Production Assistants on CBS’ ‘Cupertino’ Vote to Unionize
Production assistants on CBS’ upcoming legal drama Cupertino have unanimously voted to unionize with LiUNA Local 724.
‘Star Wars’ On-Set Visual Effects Workers Unionize
A group of on-set VFX professionals working on various ‘Star Wars’ franchise titles have unionized with IATSE.
SAG-AFTRA Chief Sean Astin Pushes Gavin Newsom to Fund Postproduction Tax Incentive (Exclusive)
SAG-AFTRA president Sean Astin is calling for industry workers to contact their representatives in support of postproduction tax credit legislation.
Workers at Swaybox Studios, Home to Batman Animated Movie, Vote to Unionize
Workers at a studio working on an ambitious Warner Bros. Pictures Animation project in the Batman universe have voted to unionize with IATSE.
Writers Guild Sues to Block Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger
The day after state regulators sued to block Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery, the Writers Guild of America has filed a lawsuit to impede the deal.
CBS’ ‘Cupertino’ Production Assistants File for Unionization (Exclusive)
Production assistants on CBS’ upcoming Silicon Valley legal drama Cupertino filed for a union election on Friday.