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Neal E. Boudette, who covers the auto industry for The Times, discusses the historic deal and why it was such a big win for workers.
There is unquestionably a new force undergirding the labor market: a new class consciousness. But leaving neoliberalism behind will require sustained collective action among millions of unorganized workers.
SAG-AFTRA says that its tentative agreement with the studios is worth more than $1 billion over three years and added that it has “extraordinary scope” and “unprecedented provisions.”
The agreements with actors and writers represent a capitulation by Hollywood’s biggest companies, which started the bargaining process with an expectation that the unions, especially SAG-AFTRA, would be relatively compliant.
Labor unions are having a comeback moment in the United States, and they are poised to become more influential as emerging technologies such as AI grip the U.S. job market and impact workers.
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