Industry & Labor

Following a virtual meeting Monday night with nearly 100 casting assistants, the group is officially moving forward with a NationalLaborRelations Board election. The unionannounced the intent to representthem in April.

"The main skill set of documentary cinematography is gaining the trust of your subject," saysGirls Statecinematographer Laura Hudock. "And I feel like so much of it is just how you present yourself as a person. Some of it is the energy that you bring into the room— your kindness, your professionalism."

An exclusive Q&A with cinematographer Adam Stone.

Speaking to Awards Radar on Zoom, cinematographerChris Teague, who worked on the show's first, second, fourth, and fifth episodes, said that "it's a very difficult balance to try to find something that feels fresh but also like it's a part of this very big, well-established universe. We started from the root of what most interested us in theStar Warsworld.

Character and parade performers at Disneyland in California are officially unionized. Federal labor officials said Wednesday that they've certified the results of athree-day electionthat took place earlier this month in Anaheim.

Across the country, labor is having a moment: HistoricUnited Auto Workers wins (and some losses)in the union-resistant South,Amazon factory organizing, Hollywood'sSAG-AFTRA strikeandStarbucks workers' union fighthave dominated headlines this year. "I am riding that wave and loving every minute of it,"Liz Shuler, president of the AFL-CIO, the nation's largest federation of union workers, tells Women Rule.

Director Steven Zaillian and cinematographer Robert Elswit reveal the methods, ideas, and secrets of their new series' meticulous black-and-white visuals.

Celebrate the victories of the Labor Movement with your union kin.

The Local will continue to provide the most up-to-date list of resources available for those experiencing financial hardship.

Local 600 will host two panels and a booth at the tradeshow.

Stop by the Local 600 Booth, #105

The crew union leader and reps from SAG-AFTRA, the Writers Guild of America and Teamsters had strong words for the AMPTP during a labor innovation and technology summit at CES: “My folks aren’t going to just settle.”