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What’s Next On The Labor Front After WGA’s Tentative Agreement? Quite A Lot, Actually

From Deadline.com Now that a tentative agreement has been reached to end the Writers Guild’s strike, SAG-AFTRA, of course, is next, with IATSE waiting in the wings and the American Federation of Musicians just around the corner.  The next entertainment industry contracts up after SAG-AFTRA are the American Federation of Musicians’ Basic Theatrical Motion Picture and Basic Television Motion Picture Agreements, which

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Residuals Are Key to Nearly Every Strike in Hollywood History — Here’s Why

From Variety.com What would it take to get a fair residual in streaming? That is the question at the heart of both the Writers Guild of America and SAG-AFTRA strikes. It’s also a deep question, with roots in the history of technology and its impact on labor going back nearly a century. Residuals are, now and always,

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WGA Aims to Flex Industry Muscle With March and Rally at Pivotal Moment for Hollywood Labor Talks

From Variety.com Boots Riley brought the fire. Lindsay Dougherty brought the Teamsters. And top leaders of SAG-AFTRA, DGA, IATSE, American Federation of Musicians and other area unions gathered by the hundreds Wednesday to show solidarity with striking writers at the WGA Strong March and Rally for a Fair Contract held at the La Brea Tar Pits. Riley,

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What can musicians learn from the writers’ strike? Zoom meetings 5/22 & 5/23

* Musicians and writers are both fighting for fair wages, respect and a voice at the table * Their fight is the same as our fight! * What does this mean for our negotiations this fall? * How can I get involved? Join Fair Share for Musicians for a discussion of these and other important questions Monday,

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American Federation Of Musicians Joins Chorus Of Unions Supporting WGA As Strike Looms

from Deadline.com The American Federation of Musicians is the latest union to pledge solidarity with the WGA in its ongoing negotiations for a new film and scripted TV contract. Earlier this week, SAG-AFTRA, the DGA, IATSE and the Teamsters all expressed support for the WGA in its contract talks with the Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers. “We support the writers represented by the

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