Canadian Big Three Workers Are Ready To Strike As Well
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Autoworkers Authorize Strikes Against Ford, General Motors And Stellantis
The United Auto Workers said Friday that members voted overwhelmingly to authorize the union to call strikes against Detroit’s Big Three automakers if they fail to reach new contracts next …
What’s at stake for workers and their rights amid ‘summer of strikes’
Writers Guild of America and Screen Actors Guild members and supporters on a picket line outside Paramount Studios in Los Angeles on July 17, 2023. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty …
Canadian West Coast port workers vote yes to ratify a tentative deal. Railroad congestion continues
Shipping containers are loaded onto rail cars at the Global Container Terminals Vanterm container terminal on Vancouver Harbour in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Members …
Striking Hollywood Writers, Studios Meet To Discuss Resuming Talks
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -As the Hollywood writers’ strike approaches the 100-day mark, Writers Guild of America (WGA) negotiators met on Friday with representatives of the major studios for the first …
Netflix Lists $900,000 Job For AI Expert Amid Actor, Writer Strikes
Several major studios are looking to fill high-salary positions for artificial intelligence specialists, fueling actors’ and writers’ fears of being replaced by the machine learning. Studios like Netflix and Disney …
Harrison Ford’s Stunt Double Set Himself On Fire At Actors Rally
Stunt actor and coordinator Mike Massa set himself ablaze during a SAG-AFTRA rally in Atlanta, Georgia, on Monday. Dozens of workers gathered to support their union, which is currently on …
AOC Pickets With Striking Actors And Writers In NYC
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) made a case against corporate greed while walking the picket line with striking actors and writers in New York City on Monday. The left-wing politician rallied …
Canadian labor union calls off strike after day of ‘turmoil’ at ports
In a day of back-and-forth moves by the labor union representing workers at Canada’s West Coast ports, the final one made by the International Longshoremen and Warehouse Union was to …
Striking Actors Skip Premiere Of Disney’s ‘Haunted Mansion’
The premiere of Disney’s “Haunted Mansion” served as a spooky reminder of what Hollywood is without actors and writers. Stars of the family film ghosted Saturday night’s Disneyland premiere after …