As the outgoing president of Local 802 American Federation of Musicians takes the reins as president of the union’s international parent union, a new president is stepping up to steer
A new nationwide poll conducted by Data for Progress has shown overwhelming support for the actors and writers, members of SAG-AFTRA and WGA, who are now on strike. Surprisingly, the
It’s not only the writers and performers currently on strike whose livelihood is suffering, but New York City’s economy is taking a hit. As the WGA and SAG-AFTRA continue their
Story Syndicate, a Brooklyn-based documentary production company, has been unionized. Organizers from the Writers Guild of America East (WGAE) and Motion Picture Editors Guild (MPEG) worked together to achieve the
Between the Hollywood strikes, the Teamsters’ successful UPS contract negotiation and the UAW negotiations, labor organizers are calling this season the “hot labor summer.” New York City’s Central Labor Council
The AFL-CIO, along with SAG-AFTRA, has unveiled a new website, Paywatch.org. It details the huge difference in CEO salaries compared to workers. It also addresses the growing threat of Artificial
It’s well known that acting can be a “rocky” profession, but now, as SAG-AFTRA members struggle through the financial hardships that come with a strike, they have received help from
“Rock and Roll Man” is a quick moving and toe-tapping musical entertaining of the meteorite rise and equally the downfall of the well-known disc jockey Alan Freed. Mr. Freed was
SAG-AFTRA President Fran Drescher told it like it is recently when she voiced her outrage on behalf of her newly striking union members. The famous actress torpedoed corporate CEO’s for
George Clooney, Susan Sarandon, and Mark Ruffalo are just a few of the famous actors who are speaking out or walking the picket lines in support of the SAG-AFTRA strike.
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