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UE Claims Plummet for Entertainment Sector

02 Sep 2020
EXCLUSIVE: The pace of initial unemployment claims for Californians previously working in the state’s arts, entertainment and recreation sector has slowed dramatically in recent weeks, falling for three consecutive weeks to the lowest levels since the coronavirus pandemic shut down venues across the state and the country in mid-March.
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Industry Execs Discuss Outlook for Future Growth

02 Sep 2020
The second season of “Rebooting the Entertainment Industry,” sponsored by PwC and Ad Council, will begin its five-episode run on Sept. 15. “Rebooting the Entertainment Industry” is a weekly series in the Variety Streaming Room exploring how the entertainment industry is refocusing and redefining business during significant COVID-19 disruptions.
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New Hope for Women of Color in Hollywood

27 Aug 2020
It started with a hashtag. This summer as nationwide calls for racial and social justice hit a fever pitch, Thuc Nguyen, founder of The Bitch Pack, and Cheryl L. Bedford, founder of Women of Color Unite, teamed on a new mentorship concept to help pump Hollywood’s diversity pipeline.

Balancing Life with Yoga

26 Aug 2020

A few days a week, Lauren “Renni” Pollock – a 2ndAC and Local 600 member since 2013 -- breaks the monotony of quarantine by teaching an hour-long yoga session via Zoom from her living ro

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Entertainment Industry Urge Trump to Revise CARES Act

18 Aug 2020
SAG-AFTRA, The Recording Academy and 10 additional entertainment industry organizations on Tuesday sent a letter to President Trump asking for his administration’s help to reform the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance program in regards to mixed earner workers, saying that the situation is having "tragic" consequences.