Trustees of the American Federation of Musicians and Employers' Pension Fund have agreed to a $26.85 million settlement of a class action lawsuit that claimed they made a series of risky investments that endangered the pensions of thousands of musicians.
"The settlement is a victory for the Trustees, as the plaintiffs…
IATSE has created an assistance program called IATSE C.A.R.E.S. to provide support to the union's most at-risk, elderly or disabled members during the coronavirus crisis. A joint effort by the union's Young Workers Committee and its Disaster Response Committee, the new IATSE Coronavirus Active Response and Engagement…
The Hollywood Support Staff COVID-19 Relief Fund has raised more than $500,000 to help assistants, coordinators, PAs and other industry support staffers who have been laid off or whose hours have been cut due to the coronavirus shutdown. The fund was created by the #PayUpHollywood organization, the ScriptNotes podcast…
UPDATED with WGA East: Entertainment industry union leaders are applauding Congress for today's passage of the $2 trillion coronavirus stimulus bill, part of which expands key benefits for hundreds of thousands of industry workers who have lost jobs because of the coronavirus shutdown of film, TV and theater…
Countless Oscars parties, many scandals, and guests ranging from Howard Hughes through Led Zeppelin made Chateau Marmont a West Hollywood staple since its 1929 debut.
But the recent coronavirus shutdown has knocked out many hotels and restaurants around the world, and the Chateau Marmont is apparently not immune…
Actors’ Equity, the union representing actors and stage managers in live theater, is praising the $2 trillion Senate bill for the expansion of access to unemployment benefits that the bill will afford to arts and entertainment workers. The bill, which gives unemployed workers an extra $600 a week on top of their…
The Producers' Health Benefits Plan unveiled a sweeping relief package today in response to the coronavirus shutdown of the commercial production and post-production industry.
"These measures will ensure that covered freelance employees are not at risk of losing their health benefits during this crisis; allows…
Actors' Equity Association has launched an emergency "Curtain Up Fund" and issued a grant to the Actors Fund to help get members who lost work because of the COVID-19 shutdown of legit theaters across the country to get back on their feet financially. The union is contributing $500,000 to start the fund and will match…
Editors' Note: With full acknowledgment of the big-picture implications of a pandemic that has already claimed thousands of lives, cratered global economies and closed international borders, Deadline's Coping With COVID-19 Crisis series is a forum for those in the entertainment space grappling with myriad consequences…
Compared with other members of the below-the-line community affected by the coronavirus pandemic and the production shutdowns it spurred, post-production artists are uniquely positioned. Relying mostly on computers and an Internet connection to do their jobs, picture editors, sound editors and colorists are able to…
With full acknowledgment of the big picture implications of a pandemic that has already claimed thousands of lives, cratered global economies and closed international borders, Coping With COVID-19 Crisis is a forum for those in the entertainment space grappling with myriad consequences of seeing a great industry…
Dues relief during the coronavirus crisis is coming to members of the International Cinematographers Guild, IATSE Local 600. In a video message to his members, newly elected ICG president John Lindley said that the guild is also considering an expansion of its Hardship Fund to account for loss of income due to the…
