The Wrap has the latest on actor Danny Glover’s call to boycott Hugo Boss clothing because the company is exporting 300 union jobs to a non union plant outside the United States:
“The workers are productive and the plant is profitable,” Glover writes. “But Hugo Boss has decided it can make even more profit by moving [...]
Forget merger. (OK, don’t forget it, just put it to the side for a moment.)
This is the critical battlefield right now. And somebody ought to remind these guys, it’s not “piracy,” it’s stealing.
AFL-CIO EXECUTIVE COUNCIL UNANIMOUSLY SUPPORTS ANTI-PIRACY MEASURES
ORLANDO, Mar. 2 – The AFL-CIO Executive Council, at its meeting today in Orlando, unanimously adopted [...]
In a post that has sparked a new round of union bashing, the Washington Post notes that union membership continues to decline, at least outside of government. For the first time the number of union members in government jobs is larger than the number in private industry.
But check out the comments… and we’re sure some [...]
Nice, if mildly naive, piece in Backstage. (You’d think they could at least get “SAGWatch.net” right.)
From a political perspective, it’s particularly interesting. The post quotes acting President, First VP Paige Price as saying she won’t run for President, and acting Executive Director Carol Waaser as saying she doesn’t want the NED position long term.
Certainly worth a click. It’s more detail on the meeting we described this past weekend as AFTRA taking a step towards concurrent bargaining with SAG on TV-Theatrical. Handel sees it as important that SAG make a move towards working with AFTRA when the National Board meets this weekend.
Another Handel note that we think is a [...]
In an ad posted on the Hollywood Reporter’s site, the SEIU skewers Fox with the story of a security guard at the Fox lot. The headline says “In one weekend, Fox Studios’ Avatar grossed $77 million.” Below it is the picture of Rosario Garcia, a security officer who works (probably not for long) for Andrews [...]
