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As streaming content has boomed, the Writers Guild of America says that new media models like Netflix and other online platforms have steadily eroded workers' pay and writers' ability to earn a living in Hollywood. Some 11,500 members are on strike.

Hollywood’s guilds and unions saved the film and TV business in 2021.

President faces disciplinary hearing after Hollywood union finds he “violated the union’s Constitution”.

Changes to the guild’s cash-strapped health plan could force thousands of seniors off their coverage in the middle of a pandemic.

The victory of the workers at Lovestruck marks the first successful game worker strike in the video game industry’s history.

While some in the labor movement are seeking to distance themselves, most are supportive even as they call for reforms.

Sinclair's order was in many ways making working conditions intolerable for these anchors. In the United States, when employers make conditions unbearable or unpleasant, there has long been an option that workers can pursue: form a union and seek protections through a union contract.

The gig economy is a disaster for workers. Hollywood’s unions can help them learn to fight back.