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April 3, 2022
News & Commentary

Kevin Vazquez

On Friday morning, Amazon workers won a union. The much-anticipated Staten Island organizing drive culminated in an astonishing victory at the NLRB’s New York office, with 2,654 voters – more than 55% — voting “yes” to being represented by the Amazon Labor Union (ALU) and 2,131 voting “no.” The Staten Island warehouse is the first […]

The Aftereffects of IATSE’s Strike Authorization

Feb 3, 2022 Julia Huang

On January 29, 2022, postproduction staff at Vice Media ratified a new three-year agreement with the company by a 97% margin. These staff members are a part of Local 700, the Editors Guild of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE). The union members secured 40-hour workweeks, down from 50 hours, and high pay […]

September 23, 2020
News & Commentary

Courtney Brunson

Yesterday, the Labor Department announced a proposal that seeks to limit the claims that gig economy and similarly situated workers (like those in construction and home care) have to be considered as employees rather than independent contractors under the law. As multiple OnLabor commentators have remarked (here, here, and here), the stakes for employee classifications […]

Fox v. Netflix and Injunctions in Hollywood

May 15, 2019 Hillary Black

As Netflix evolved from a streaming platform to a producer of original films and series, it needed to hire executives with experience developing and marketing original programming. To find such talent, Netflix looked to the ranks of studios like Twentieth Century Fox. When two Fox executives left to work for Netflix in 2016, Fox sued […]

Writers v. Agents: A Fight that Could Change Hollywood

May 13, 2019 Amy Maurer

The Writers Guild of America (WGA) and the Association of Talent Agents (ATA) are currently engaged in a dispute over conflicts of interest that has the potential to completely change how the entertainment industry operates. The WGA is a union representing 13,000 writers across the country, with a focus on representing writers in film and […]

February 24, 2019
News & Commentary

Jenny Braun

Employee pay and benefits comprise a declining percentage (52.7%) of the gross domestic income, even as unemployment rates remain low and demand for workers high. According to the Bureau of Economic Analysis, the percentage figure for labor income fell again in 2018’s third quarter, for the fourth straight quarter. To translate the effects of this […]

May 3, 2017
News & Commentary

Hannah Belitz

Hollywood writers have achieved victory. As the New York Times reports, the Writers Guild of America reached a “middle-of-the night deal” with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, the group that bargains on behalf of studios. As the Los Angeles Times put it, the deal itself “was a pulse-pounding climax that a Hollywood screenwriter might have […]

April 19, 2017
News & Commentary

Hannah Belitz

The New York Times weighs in on the effect that Trump’s “Hire American” order may have on tech worker visas. According to the Times, the order “represents a small win for bigger tech companies,” but may hurt smaller technology companies that “cannot afford to pay high salaries and are already struggling to attract talent.” Senator Schumer, however, […]

April 19, 2017
News & Commentary

Hannah Belitz

The New York Times weighs in on the effect that Trump’s “Hire American” order may have on tech worker visas. According to the Times, the order “represents a small win for bigger tech companies,” but may hurt smaller technology companies that “cannot afford to pay high salaries and are already struggling to attract talent.” Senator Schumer, however, […]

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