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July 14, 2023
News & Commentary

Julio Colby

Actors on strike, new EEOC Commissioner, Maine bans captive audience meetings.

July 12, 2023
News & Commentary

Peter Morgan

In today’s News and Commentary, SAG is on the eve of striking, UC San Diego lashes back at grad workers, CWA elects a new president, and UAW President sets the tone for a confrontational negotiation with the Big Three. On the eve of the deadline for SAG-AFTRA’s contract negotiations with the Alliance of Motion Picture […]

July 10, 2023
News & Commentary

Elyse Weissberger

The International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation (SMART) Workers reached a tentative deal with Union Pacific railroad; United Auto Workers begin contract negotiations this week with an eye on federal funding of electric vehicles; SAG-AFTRA members prepare to strike if they can’t reach a deal with the major studios by Wednesday night

July 2, 2023
News & Commentary

Swap Agrawal

SCOTUS strikes down Biden loan forgiveness program and allows discrimination by website designer; SAG-AFTRA extends contract negotiations

June 7, 2023
News & Commentary

Jacqueline Rayfield

SAG-AFTRA votes to authorize a strike, Norfolk Southern reaches agreements on paid sick leave with all employees, and UNITE HERE Local 11 heads into a strike vote.

May 26, 2021
News & Commentary

Mackenzie Bouverat

The Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists union has filed an unfair labor practice claim against New York Public Radio after NYPR laid off 14 employees, including a shop steward. In a tweet, the union alleges that “was fired for doing his job, asking questions and helping members.” The complaint filed with […]

SAG-AFTRA’s New Influencer Agreement: What It Means for Influencers – and for Labor

Apr 14, 2021 Hannah Finnie

Meghan Markle, an American actress who married Prince Harry, highlighted in a recent interview with Oprah how being part of SAG-AFTRA, a union that represents people in the entertainment industry, gave her somewhere to turn for help – a resource she lacked when she went on to work for the royal family. Now, SAG-AFTRA is […]

July 24, 2020
News & Commentary

Alexandra Butler

Employees at a meatpacking facility in Pennsylvania have filed a lawsuit against the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). Unsatisfied with the outcome of their May OSHA complaint filed against their employer, Maid-Rite Specialty Foods, for coronavirus-related health and safety violations, the employees allege that OSHA “failed to adequately respond” to these problems. Those problems included a […]

June 12, 2020
News & Commentary

Alexandra Butler

According to the Department of Labor (DOL), 1.5 million people filed for unemployment last week, bringing the total number of claimants since mid-March to over 44 million. While last week’s total marked a pandemic low, the New York Times notes that the figure only tells part of the story. First, the number does not account for those who did […]

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