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SAG-AFTRA will be taking its three-year-long labor dispute with the Spanish Broadcasting System to the streets next week. The union says its members will rally at noon Thursday outside the Los Angeles offices of SBS radio stations Mega and La Raza to pressure the company into negotiating its first contract with the…

SAG-AFTRA has developed new guidelines for the use of intimacy coordinators who oversee sex scenes in films and TV shows. "These guidelines directly address the problem of sexual harassment on sets," said David White, the union's national executive director. "This is a home run for our members and the entire industry…

In the wake of her bruising reelection, SAG-AFTRA president Gabrielle Carteris is calling for unity in advance of the 160,000-member union's upcoming negotiations for a new film and TV contract. "Labor solidarity is crucial, and in many ways it is our superpower," she said at Saturday night's national board meeting…

UPDATED with full winners list: South Korea’s Parasite won the Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture prize on Sunday to cap the 26th annual SAG Awards at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. SAG-AFTRA presented awards in 15 categories honoring the year’s best film and TV acting performances. The Neon…

Another major milestone in this shortened awards season is over: The 26th annual SAG Awards were handed out tonight at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. Check out the live blog below to see how Deadline’s writers and editors saw the show as it played out. Bong Joon Ho’s Palme d’Or-winning South Korean film Parasite…

UPDATED with SAG-AFTRA and Carteris statements: After a lengthy investigation, the U.S. Department of Labor has found no basis for setting aside the recent SAG-AFTRA presidential election, in which Gabrielle Carteris defeated Matthew Modine and three other candidates. The DOL's ruling thus ends one of the most…

UPDATED, 12:55 PM: SAG-AFTRA has gotten the all-clear from law enforcement after evacuating their offices on both coasts today for the second time in three days. “Earlier today, SAG-AFTRA received a telephone threat targeting both Los Angeles and New York national offices,” a spokesperson for the union said. “We…

2ND UPDATE, 11:20 AM: The SAG-AFTRA offices in Los Angeles and New York reopened today after a search of the offices by law enforcement turned up nothing suspicious. “Nothing was found,” an LAPD spokesperson said. UPDATED with nothing suspicious found at LA office, 3:22 PM: SAG-AFTRA’s offices in Los Angeles and New…

The Trump Administration could play a major role in 2020 in two ongoing Hollywood labor disputes. Last month, President Donald Trump's Labor Department said it may sue to force a rerun of SAG-AFTRA's recent presidential election, and earlier this month, his Justice Department weighed in on the WGA's ongoing legal…

UPDATED with Fremantle’s Response: SAG-AFTRA is expanding its investigation into Fremantle following the departure of Orlando Jones on American Gods.  This comes after the Gabrielle Carteris-led union had already began investigating the RTL-owned producer over Gabrielle Union's exit on America’s Got Talent. In its…

UPDATED with full list of nominations including stunt performers: Lionsgate’s Bombshell, Netflix’s The Irishman and Sony Pictures’ Once Upon a Time In Hollywood led all film nominees with four apiece Wednesday for the 26th annual SAG Awards, which announced its nominations in 15 film and TV categories. Fox Searchlight…

The SAG Awards nominations will be unveiled live today, and you can watch the livestream above starting at 7 a.m. PT. Superstore's America Ferrera and The Walking Dead's Danai Gurira will read the nominations for the 26th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards from the Pacific Design Center in West Hollywood. The reveal…