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Los Angeles Unified School District campuses will resume in-person instruction in mid-April for preschool and elementary students. By the end of April secondary students will be on campus. That, under a tentative agreement announced tonight between the district and the teachers’ union. “The agreement provides for the…

Hollywood's unions and management's Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers are gearing up to renegotiate the terms of their return-to-work agreement, which expires on April 30. The companies and the unions have been making minor adjustments to those safety protocols as conditions evolved, but Covid-19…

The stimulus bill passed by the House of Representatives early on Saturday should be signed by President Joe Biden before the March 14 end of current federal benefits, according to reports. The new Covid-19 relief bill passed by the House contains relief in the form of extended unemployment benefits for more than…

UPDATED, 11:40 AM: More than 1,700 members of the WGA East and West have signed a petition supporting the unionizing efforts of Amazon warehouse workers in Bessemer, AL. Signers include Tina Fey, Seth Meyers, Adam McKay, Sarah Silverman, Alfonso Cuarón, David Simon, Michael Schur, Tony Kushner, Damon Lindelof, WGA West…

Leaders of the DGA, SAG-AFTRA and IATSE have sent a letter to congressional leaders urging them to work with President Joe Biden to pass the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan Act, saying that it will provide "much-needed relief for the current crisis and address long-standing vulnerabilities in our economy." The…

UPDATED with more quotes: The promises and threats that new technologies pose for workers in the entertainment industry were explored today at the third annual Labor Innovation & Technology Summit, hosted by SAG-AFTRA and the AFL-CIO. You can follow the daylong event above. "Within the entertainment industry, the…

SAG-AFTRA and the AFL-CIO will host their third annual Labor Innovation & Technology Summit on Friday – a full-day virtual program bringing together union, technology, entertainment and media leaders to discuss the future of work. This year's Summit will include discussions with key industry leaders & influencers…

Leaders of the Hollywood's unions today outlined their legislative agenda to advance diversity, equity and inclusion in the arts, entertainment and media industries, including a call on Congress to pass a flurry of legislation to increase federal arts funding; establish diversity objectives for grant recipients; to…

Anne Feeney, a key part of the folk music movement and a committed political and labor activist, died Wednesday in Pittsburgh, Pa. from complications of Covid-19. She was 69 and her daughter, Amy Sue Berlin, announced her passing on Facebook. Feeney was a major player on the folk circuit, the first woman president of…

An all-star lineup of entertainment industry union leaders will discuss their diversity, equity and inclusion policy agenda next week during a press conference hosted by the AFL-CIO's Department of Professional Employees. The policy agenda focuses on legislative action that furthers the work the unions and guilds…

CBS’ recently opened investigation into alleged racist and sexist conduct by two of its top local TV executives is now in the spotlight of the WGA, and the guild wants a face-to-face ASAP. "The Writers Guild of America, East has reached out to CBS regarding the investigation of misconduct by executives at local CBS…

IATSE president Matthew Loeb notified President Joe Biden today that his union's members stand ready to help build vaccination sites across the country, or to convert existing entertainment venues and convention centers into vaccination sites in order to get shots into the arms of Americans as rapidly as possible. The…