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Sidney Poitier broke the mold of what a Black actor could be in Hollywood. The most fascinating aspect of Poitier’s career was his political and racial symbolism, intertwined with the civil rights movement.
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Up to 60,000 behind-the-scenes IATSE workers had been set to strike from Monday over claims of excessive hours and unliveable wages
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Hollywood production workers who make content for Netflix, Amazon, Disney & other studios are working 12-hour days for poverty wages while streaming giants make billions. Now 60,000 crew workers represented by IATSE are gearing up for their first nationwide strike.
In a display of worker militancy not seen in Hollywood for decades, members of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) are about to vote on whether 60,000 of them will go on strike in October.
The Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) announced Monday it does not intend to make any counteroffer to the IATSE’s most recent proposal.
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