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DGA National Board approves tentative agreement

Jun 7, 2023

Directors Guild of America (DGA) President Lesli Linka Glatter announced tonight that the DGA National Board, in a special meeting, voted unanimously to approve and recommend f...

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Nearly 98% SAG-AFTRA authorize strike

By Reel 360 Jun 5, 2023

In a powerful show of solidarity, SAG-AFTRA members have voted 97.91% in favor of a strike authorization ahead of negotiations of the TV/Theatrical Contracts, with nearly 65,0...

WGA STRIKE

WGA targets Apple for today’s strike

By Reel 360 Jun 5, 2023

As Apple introduces its new Vision Pro at the World Developers Conference, attendees will be met with picketing writers. The Writers Guild of America has notified its members o...

WGA STRIKE

New York State Senate, Assembly address AMPTP

By Reel 360 Jun 4, 2023

On the one-month anniversary of Writers Guild of America (WGA) members being on strike, more than 50 members of the New York State Senate and Assembly signed letters to Carol L...

WGA STRIKE

Striking writers throw shade at DGA deal

By Reel 360 Jun 4, 2023

Earlier this morning, we reported that the Directors Guild of America (DGA) had reached a tentative "historic" agreement for its 19,000 members with the Alliance of Motion Pict...

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DGA reaches tentative agreement with AMPTP

By Reel 360 Jun 4, 2023

Late Saturday night, The Directors Guild of America (DGA) announced that it has reached a tentative agreement on the terms of a historic new three-year collective bargaining ag...

WGA STRIKE

Justice League of Writers picket outside Warner Bros

By Colin Costello May 25, 2023

Supermen were there. As were multiple Wonder Women. Marvel's Dr. Doom made a statement. A Flash made out of balloons also stood its ground. Even DC's Legends of Tomorrow star, ...

WGA STRIKE

Writers Guild’s message strikes from the skies

By Colin Costello May 24, 2023

In war, there is sometimes a ground attack. Other times, it comes from the skies. In a show of union solidarity and creativity, writer and director Jacob Reed, used the latter ...

WGA STRIKE

Support and momentum grow for WGA Strike

By Reel 360 May 16, 2023

The Writers Guild of America (WGA) has now been on strike for two weeks citing that the Alliance of Movie and Television Producers (AMPTP), "refuses to negotiate a fair deal to...

Union News

DGA video preps members for “battle”

By Reel 360 May 9, 2023

While The Writers Guild of America East and West enter the second week of their labor dispute with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, another battle is br...

WGA STRIKE

Signs of a WGA picket line

May 4, 2023

Tuesday morning members of The Writers Guild West (WGA) and East (WGA East) put down their pencils, closed their laptops, picked up picket signs and in enthusiastic solidarity,...

Advertising creatives should care about the WGA strike

By Hadji Williams May 2, 2023

Let me just begin by stating the obvious - advertising is an at-will industry. Agencies can hire you for any reason based on any random set of criteria; likewise, they can fire...

WGA STRIKE

Writers Guild calls first strike in 16 years

By Reel 360 May 1, 2023

It's going to happen. For the first time in 16 years, there will be a work stoppage by the writers. The WGA East and WGA West announced a strike beginning Tuesday morning at 12...

WGA STRIKE

WGA sets 2023 strike rules

By Reel 360 Apr 28, 2023

With the film and TV industry on the precipice of a labor strike from the WGA, the first since 2007, the Board of Directors of Writers Guild of America, West, Inc. and the Coun...

WGA STRIKE

SAG-AFTRA issues statement supporting WGA

By Reel 360 Apr 27, 2023

If members of the Writers Guild East and West decide to strike when the contract with AMPTP expires on May 1, they will do so with the support of SAG-AFTRA. The National Bo...

WGA STRIKE

DGA urges members to cross potential WGA picket lines

By Reel 360 Apr 20, 2023

If members of the Writers Guild East and West decide to strike when the contract with AMPTP expires on May 1, it's expected that other guilds, including SAG-AFTRA, IATSE and th...

WGA STRIKE

WGA overwhelmingly approves strike authorization

By Reel 360 Apr 17, 2023

The results of the WGA East and WGA West strike authorization votes are in and guild members have almost unanimously voted in favor of allowing its leaders to order a strike if...

Union News

SAG-AFTRA sets negotiations date with AMPTP

By Reel 360 Apr 13, 2023

While the WGA East and West are nearing the end of their SAV vote, SAG-AFTRA and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers have agreed to begin formal contract ne...

WGA STRIKE

WGA East and West authorize strike vote

By Reel 360 Apr 5, 2023

It could be 2007 all over again. The Writers Guild East and West (WGA) announced that its members will take part in a strike authorization vote between April 11 and April 17. ...

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IATSE approves new contract by narrow margin

By Reel 360 Nov 15, 2021

The Hollywood production community can rest easy... until 2024 anyway. Members of The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) ratified the union’s new co...