Devindra Hardawar @devindra Early on in Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, our hero Scott Lang (Paul Rudd) and his daughter Cassie (Kathryn Newton) are warped into a quantum-level universe. It’s filled with alien biology and vistas that wouldn’t be out of place on distant planets. But while that sounds like the perfect setup for … Continue reading Marvel’s visual effects workers vote to unionize
Category Archives: Employee Strikes
eBay Workers Fight Back Against Union-busting Tactics
eBay Workers Fight Back Against Union-busting Tactics Brad Anderson / Jul 31, 2023 In recent months, eBay has found itself embroiled in a heated battle with its first union, the TCG Union-CWA. What started as a hopeful victory for workers has quickly turned into a struggle for recognition and fair treatment. In this article, … Continue reading eBay Workers Fight Back Against Union-busting Tactics
Hollywood Strikes: Netflix’s AI Job Listing Sparks Outrage
Hollywood Strikes: Netflix’s AI Job Listing Sparks Outrage Deanna Ritchie / Jul 28, 2023 Netflix has faced backlash from Hollywood actors and writers after posting a job ad for an artificial intelligence (AI) expert. The ad, offering an annual salary of up to $ 900,000, has exacerbated concerns among Hollywood unions about the impact … Continue reading Hollywood Strikes: Netflix’s AI Job Listing Sparks Outrage
The Emmys are reportedly delayed due to ongoing strikes
HBO’s The Last of Us adaptation scoops up 24 Emmy nominations Kris Hol @krisholt The Academy of Television Arts and Sciences has announced this year’s Emmy nominations and there’s lots of good news for the team behind The Last of Us. HBO’s massively successful series scored 24 nominations, more than any other … Continue reading The Emmys are reportedly delayed due to ongoing strikes
A UPS strike could be just around the corner. Here’s what it means for you
By The Associated Press July 24, 2023 NEW YORK (AP) — The clock is ticking. As the deadline to reach a new contract nears, a potential UPS strike feels closer than ever. Negotiations broke down earlier this month and unionized workers have been holding rallies and practice pickets across the country. The Teamsters, which represent more … Continue reading A UPS strike could be just around the corner. Here’s what it means for you
Headed to Barbenheimer? Here’s how you can support the Hollywood strike
By Emily Price July 21, 2023 Between the highly anticipated Barbie and Oppenheimer releases, box office ticket sales are expected to reach some $200 million this weekend. The two big releases also come at a time when both actors and writers in SAG-AFTRA and the Writers Guild are on strike together for the first … Continue reading Headed to Barbenheimer? Here’s how you can support the Hollywood strike
2023’s summer of strikes is scoring wins for workers—and its just getting started
By Kim Kelly June 15, 2023 Last week, an upstart digital publication called Business Outsider nabbed its first big White House scoop. Reporter Bryan Metzger didn’t have to lurk around the Rose Garden or muscle his way into a briefing room to get the story, though, because he and his coworkers—and a Biden administration … Continue reading 2023’s summer of strikes is scoring wins for workers—and its just getting started
‘It’s starting to feel like anything is possible’: Comedian Adam Conover on the next phase of the writers’ strike
By David Salazar June 04, 2023 When comedian and writer Adam Conover started staffing up his 2022 Netflix comedy-documentary series The G Word, which explores the U.S. government, the precarity of Hollywood writers was hard to ignore. Conover recalls a meeting with the show’s producers: One of them noted that, because the show was … Continue reading ‘It’s starting to feel like anything is possible’: Comedian Adam Conover on the next phase of the writers’ strike
Elon Musk reportedly wants to be his employees’ landlord
Elon Musk reportedly wants to be his employees’ landlord Kris Holt @krisholt Elon Musk is reportedly attempting to build a company town where Tesla, Boring and SpaceX workers might live. The mooted town, which is around 35 miles away from Austin, Texas, would likely be called Snailbrook, The Wall Street Journal reports. The publication unearthed … Continue reading Elon Musk reportedly wants to be his employees’ landlord
The longest strike in the U.S. just ended: This is the workers’ story
By Kim Kelly February 26, 2023 On February 16, the longest-running strike in the country came to an unexpected end when the United Mine Workers of America sent a letter to the CEO of Alabama-based Warrior Met Coal offering to send its members back to work. Nearly two years ago, on April 1, 2021, … Continue reading The longest strike in the U.S. just ended: This is the workers’ story