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Coalition Of 1,425 Showrunners & Directors Raises $2.5M To Help Women Gain Access To Abortions While Calling On Studios To Step Up
A coalition of 1,425 showrunners and directors has raised $2.5 million to help women gain access to abortion services in states where they're now illegal. Organizers of Hollywood4AbortionAccess hope to raise another $2.5 million to help women across the country – not just those working in the entertainment industry…
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WGA West Board Candidates Address Wide Range Of Issues Ahead Of Next Year’s Contract Talks And Possible Strike
Next year's contract talks and a possible writers strike are looming large over the WGA West's ongoing board election, in which 17 candidates are vying for eight open seats. The WGA's current contract doesn't expire until May 1, but in their campaign statements, many of the candidates are making it clear that they're…
SAG-AFTRA Health Plan To Reimburse Travel & Lodging Costs For Participants Who Must Leave Their States To Get Abortions
Trustees of the SAG-AFTRA Health Plan have unanimously approved a reimbursement benefit to cover travel and lodging expenses related to abortion care for participants who live or work in states that prohibit abortions. "In taking this decisive action," the trustees said in a press release Friday, "SAG-AFTRA and…
SAG-AFTRA President Fran Drescher Calls For Review Of Hollywood’s Covid Vaccination Mandate
SAG-AFTRA president Fran Drescher, saying that Hollywood's Covid vaccination mandate "walks the razor's edge of compromising religious, disability and body sovereignty freedoms," is urging the guild's national board to review the most up-to-date science on the effectiveness of vaccines on the spread of the virus’ lates…
Landmark “Self-Dealing” Arbitration Found Netflix In “Violation” Of WGA Contracts
The landmark "self-dealing" arbitration between the WGA and Netflix, which awarded more than $450,000 in underpaid residuals to Bird Box screenwriter Eric Heisserer, took place over seven days and featured multiple witnesses and dozens of voluminous exhibits, according to the arbitrator's ruling, which has been obtaine…
New Mexico Safety Bureau Files Administrative Complaint Against Producers Of ‘Rust’ Seeking Enforcement Of Fine For Unsafe Working Conditions
The New Mexico Environment Department’s Occupational Health and Safety Bureau filed an administrative complaint today against Rust Movie Productions after the company contested the Bureau’s findings that unsafe working conditions on the set of the ill-fated Rust movie production had led to the accidental shooting that…
1,500 WGA Members Sign Pledge To Fight For Guild Coverage Of Animation Work
More than 1,500 WGA screenwriters, showrunners and TV and streaming writers have signed a pledge…saying they're "committed to fighting for WGA coverage for all animation projects we create, write or produce moving forward. We want to be treated equal to live-action writers, not less than." Signers include J.J. Abrams…
SAG-AFTRA’s Board Overwhelmingly Approves New Netflix Contract, Which Fran Drescher Calls “A Darn Good Deal” – Updated
SAG-AFTRA's national board has voted overwhelmingly to approve a new three-year contract with Netflix. The contract now goes to the guild's membership for ratification.
"We got a darn good deal," said SAG-AFTRA President Fran Drescher, who chaired the guild’s negotiating committee. "We advanced significant…
Rob Mitchell Dies: CFO Of Bold Pictures & Longtime Film Executive Was 55
Rob Mitchell, chief financial officer of Bold Films who earlier worked at Beacon Pictures, the Samuel Goldwyn Company and Hyde Park Entertainment, died July 28 of a pulmonary embolism at his home in Thousand Oaks, CA. He was 55. Mitchell was the twin brother of Gregg Mitchell, the WGA West's events manager.
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WGA Wins $42 Million “Self-Dealing” Arbitration Against Netflix
The WGA said today that it has prevailed in a huge "self-dealing" arbitration against Netflix that it says will result in hundreds of writers on more than 100 Netflix theatrical films receiving an additional $42 million in unpaid residuals. The WGA West and the WGA East say they now are pursuing about $13.5 million in…
SAG-AFTRA Collects $1 Billion In Member Dues & Non-Member Fees In Its First 10 Years As Membership Climbs To Record Highs
EXCLUSIVE: SAG-AFTRA has collected more than $1 billion in dues and "agency fees" from its active members and financial core non-members since its founding 10 years ago with the merger of SAG and AFTRA, according financial reports the union files with the U.S. Department of Labor.
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Hollywood’s Unions Praise Gov. Newsom’s Pledge To Sign Bill Extending California’s Film & TV Tax Incentives Program
California Gov. Gavin Newsom's promise to sign a bill that would extend the state's $330 million-a-year film and television production tax credit program until 2030 is receiving high praise from the Entertainment Union Coalition, whose members include SAG-AFTRA, the DGA, the California IATSE Council, Teamsters Local…
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