DGA Talks Continue for Third Week

Still no news as talks go into possibly final week. Details: The Hollywood Reporter.

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'Biggest Loser' Crew Reaches New Deal, Ends Strike

The agreement between IATSE and Reveille will provide the crew with health benefits -- their major goal. Details: The Hollywood Reporter.

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DGA Talks Continue

Details in The Hollywood Reporter.

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WGA in Organizing Struggle with Comcast

E!, Style, and G4 writers seek immediate guild representation; Comcast refuses, and is forcing a government-supervised secret ballot election. Details: The Hollywood Reporter.

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California Labor Federation Endorses 'Biggest Loser' Strike

Group represents 2.1 million union members; it's unknown what additional steps the organization may take to support the strikers. Details in my Hollywood Reporter piece.

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'Loser' Labor Standoff

A summary of the IATSE "Biggest Loser" strike and a photo from the picket lines. See The Hollywood Reporter. Note - because this is from the weekly edition, a subscription is required to view the page.

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DGA-AMPTP Talks Start

A press blackout is in effect as up to two to three weeks of talks start. Details: The Hollywood Reporter.

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LA AFL-CIO Pledges to Send Picketers to ‘Biggest Loser’

Details: The Hollywood Reporter.

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LA County AFL-CIO Council Targets 'Biggest Loser'

Los Angeles County Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO, plans to endorse the IATSE strike, now in its second week. Details: The Hollywood Reporter.

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100 IATSE Picketers March at ‘Biggest Loser’ Monday

Striking crew and their supporters confront a small number of vehicles entering the production site. Details in my Hollywood Reporter piece.

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Same Picture Post-Election at the Animation Guild

Business representative Steve Hulett and most incumbents re-elected. Details in my Hollywood Reporter piece.

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AFTRA Endorses IATSE 'Biggest Loser' Organizing Campaign

The union issued an unequivocal statement of support. Details in my Hollywood Reporter piece.

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SAG/AFTRA Negotiations Almost Unraveled at 'Perilous Moments'

An exclusive look inside the bargaining room of last Sunday's deal that insiders say went right down to the wire.

Details in my Hollywood Reporter piece.

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SAG/AFTRA and DGA Schedule Details Emerge

Timing of ballots and negotiations disclosed.

Details in my Hollywood Reporter piece.

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SAG/AFTRA Merger Details Hinted

SAG may seek to merge the unions prior to the pension and health plans; completion in 2011 may be the SAG goal.

Details in my Hollywood Reporter piece.

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Picketers to Face Replacement Workers at 'Biggest Loser' on Monday

IATSE decries 'strike-breakers' hired by production company to cross picket line.
It looks like there will be fireworks Monday morning at NBC’s Biggest Loser, as IATSE picketers confront replacement workers hired by the show’s production companies. Details in my Hollywood Reporter piece.

SAG, Studios Reach Agreement on Basic Cable and Animation

The deals are similar to the TV/theatrical agreement reached last week. Details: The Hollywood Reporter.

EXCLUSIVE: Union Starts Picketing 'Biggest Loser'

Fifty crew members walk off Wednesday's shoot; the group is demanding a union contract for the reality show with pension and health benefits.

A union drama unfolded Wednesday in the Santa Monica Mountains high above Malibu as a small group of below-the-line workers picketed at the state park where NBC's The Biggest Loser is produced.

Details: The Hollywood Reporter.

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SAG, AFTRA Give Up First-Class Travel

Actors will be flying business class and sometimes coach as part of the unions' new deal with the studios. Details in my THR piece.

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Analysis: How the Guilds Lost the 'Hobbit' War

Will entertainment workers of the world unite? Probably not any time soon. They just tried, and it blew up in their faces. But why? The analysis is in my THR piece.

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WGA, IATSE Weigh in on SAG/AFTRA Deal

Writers and crew unions join DGA in congratulating the actors on their tentative agreement. Details in my THR piece.

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Actors' Unions Reach Deal With AMPTP

SAG/AFTRA tentative agreement includes 2% annual wage bumps and 1.5% P&H increase. Details in my THR piece.

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SAG/AFTRA Deadline Passes Without Deal With AMPTP

Negotiations continue into the weekend and possibly beyond. Details in my THR piece.

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