Industry & Labor

The pre-Labor Day order included NASA, the National Weather Service and the agency that oversees Voice of America.

Today’s announcement from the California Film Commission of 22 television productions selected to receive California’s film and television tax incentive marks an important step forward for our industry and our state as thousands of middle-class California families see an opportunity for a stable and sustainable future here.

At the height of its power during the 1930s and 1940s, the International Ladies Garment Workers Union (ILGWU) was one of the most important and progressive unions in the United States.

On Women’s Equality Day, Americans reflect on the ratification of the 19th Amendment in 1920, which secured women the right to vote.

The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) and the Transportation Communications Union (TCU/IAM) celebrate the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters (BSCP), the first labor union led by African Americans to join the American Federation of Labor (AFL).

The workers, who unionized last year, are ramping up the pressure during contract negotiations that have stalled over wages and benefits.

California’s efforts to jumpstart the entertainment economy are showing early signs of success, as the California Film Commission saw a 400% spike in applications for tax credits in July.

Two Democrats and two Republicans are pushing legislation that would extend a provision in the Internal Revenue Code that allows domestic film and TV shoots to deduct production costs.

The AFL-CIO and other labor groups are working with state legislators across the nation to advance AI regulations designed to protect workers.

The Culinary Workers Union representing 60,000 hospitality workers in Nevada has achieved a historic victory on the Las Vegas Strip

Delegates of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) 70th Quadrennial Convention re-elected by acclamation International President Matthew D. Loeb, General Secretary-Treasurer James B. Wood, 13 International Vice Presidents, three Trustees, and a Delegate to the Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) on Thursday.