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Parts and Labor Plan ‘Set of All Sets’ Album, Reunion Tour
Following in the footsteps of Kiss and the Eagles, noise-rock group Parts and Labor have reunited after playing a supposed farewell show, in their case, in 2012. The newly supersized band (the onetime trio now features two drummers from past lineups playing side by side) will release a new album, Set of All Sets, on […] More
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WGA Reveals Details Of Its Studio Deal:
After securing the confidence of their boards of directors, the Writers Guild of America East and West on Wednesday revealed the details of the new tentative agreement with the studios and streamers, including the plan to reestablish the solvency of the union health plan. The Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers has agreed to […] More
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SAG-AFTRA Sets Date To Resume 2026 Talks With AMPTP
SAG-AFTRA is headed back to the bargaining table with the studios and streamers later this month. The actors union issued a statement on Monday confirmed that negotiations with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers would resume on April 27. As with the first few weeks of talks, the two sides will be operating […] More
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WGA & Studios Officially Confirm Tentative Deal; Guild Says “This Deal Protects Writers’ Health Plan”
It’s officially official: The Writers Guild of America has agreed to a tentative new four-year contract with the studios and streamers, says the Greg Hessinger-led Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers. The shocker deal, which was on very few people’s Holy Week and/or Passover bingo card, could prove transformative for how Hollywood labor works, […] More
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Inside WGA Deal: How The Writers Made Nice With The AMPTP
EXCLUSIVE: In a major bargaining plot twist, the Writers Guild of America became the first of the three above-the-line entertainment unions to finalize a tentative deal with the major studios and streamers on Saturday. Given the writers guild’s historically contentious relationship with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, it is quite intriguing that […] More
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Studios & WGA Reach New Deal With Longer Contract & Health Plan Funds
The Writers Guild of America and the studios and streamers have a tentative deal for a new contract. With a multi-million dollar contribution to bolster the WGA‘s strained (to put it politely) health plan, the new deal will run for four years. Going into talks with the WGA, SAG-AFTRA and the DGA, securing a longer […] More
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Jonathan Majors Fell Through A Window On Daily Wire Action Flick, Leading Crew To Walk Off Set; Producers Say They “Don’t Negotiate With Communists”
EXCLUSIVE: Just over a week after several crew members walked off the South Carolina set of Jonathan Majors’ upcoming untitled action film from The Daily Wire and Dallas Sonnier’s Bonfire Legend, more details about the safety concerns that led to the strike have emerged. As we previously reported, IATSE called a strike against the production on March 26 over […] More
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WGA West Staff Booted Off Health Insurance Plans
The WGA West‘s striking staff will be booted off their health insurance plans on Wednesday, more than six weeks into their work stoppage and just days after delivering a so-called “strike-ending” proposal to management. WGSU members were notified via an email from union leaders on Tuesday afternoon, after several workers found messaging on their internal […] More
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Writers Guild union makes ‘strike-ending’ offer as labor fight drags on
The labor war between the writers guild and its workers, who have been on strike for nearly six weeks, is coming to a head. Yesterday the Writers Guild Staff Union — the group of 100 or so employees of the WGA West that have been on strike since mid-February — made what they called a […] More
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WGA West Staff Delivers Updated Contract Proposal To Management
After trying to call WGA West leadership back to the bargaining table last weekend to seemingly no avail, the guild’s staff union is now taking a different approach. The WGSU delivered a new, “strike-ending” proposal to executive director Ellen Stutzman on Thursday as the staff’s work stoppage nears the end of its sixth week. “This […] More
