Another crew death: Best Boy Grip Rico Priem died in a crash on the way home Saturday morning after working a 14-hour overnight in Pomona on the ABC series 9-1-1.

This has to stop.

“They’ve denied their employees the dignity of a single contract for WGAE represented staff. Not only is this indicative of their lack of respect, it also complicates day-to-day operations for many teams,” said the Vox United Committee. #1u variety.com/2024/biz/news/…

Support our Vox Media Union The Dodo Union Thrillist Union members’ #OneUnionOneContract demand by sending a letter urging management to respect their workers’ wishes! actionnetwork.org/letters/one-un…

If this man ever invites you to go to Mars with him, run. arstechnica.com/science/2024/0…

Canadian screenwriters and independent producers have reached terms on a new Independent Production Agreement. Read our release via link.

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to celebrate one year of the AMPTP rejecting proposals and refusing to counter I thought I might treat myself to a round of trade articles about how all the current misery in hollywood is actually the writers’ fault and definitely not greedy CEOs and also striking never works

Pleased to be featured in this week’s Written By to talk about multi-step deals for screenwriters, one of our hard won gains from the strike.

My team member Andrew Rhymer was among the first writers to get the new terms! You can read about it here: writtenby.com/guild-industry…

AB 2602 will protect against abusive A.I. practices and save careers. Support this bill and protect artists!

Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan Team Patterson Asm. Isaac G. Bryan Diane B. Dixon Josh Hoover ASM Jacqui Irwin Assemblymember Josh Lowenthal Assemblymember Liz Ortega @asmchrisward Buffy Wicks Assemblywoman Lori D. Wilson

Elon Musk Least self-aware Tweet I’ve ever seen.

if we’re not careful this whole damn country is gonna unionize and all the workers we’ve spent so long dehumanizing are gonna start demanding dignified lives and wages and you’re not gonna be able to make $50 mil a year for just being a CEO who sucks shit at your job anymore 😔

SESAME STREET WRITERS HAVE A DEAL

Volkswagen worker says he was inspired by Writers Guild of America West strike

“Seeing the writers go on strike and standing up for the rights that was, I was so excited ….In the back of our minds was like, “Man, I wonder if auto workers, if we're going to start seeing something like that here”.

WB losing $3 billion while giving Zaslav a raise up to $50 million is the summation of every single thing happening in the entertainment industry right now. It begins and ends here.

we’re only now seeing the devastating impact of the strikes. is this really the hollywood we want, where even ted sarandos can’t say he earned $50 million last year? how many ceo’s will be priced out of their homes in Brentwood before we acknowledge the greed of writers & actors?

Elon’s Twitter “success” is a real Triumph of the Will… nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news…

Union Strong 💪

Thank you!

HUGE NEWS: The Writers Guild just won our biggest victory since the strike. We flipped a non-union “unscripted” show. Starting today, all of the writers on Ridiculousness will have WGA coverage, health care, and residuals. Let me explain how we did it, and why it's a big deal.🧵

WGA Members: The Writers Guild of Canada are in tough negotiations — and they just called for a Strike Authorization Vote.

In 2023, WGC members gave us their full support & patently refused to cross our picket lines. It’s our turn to have their backs. #StandWithWGC #WGCStrong

📢 Attention eligible WGC members! 📢 Make your voice heard and vote for our future! 🗳️✉️ Check your email and cast your vote. Voting is open from now (April 17) until April 23 at 3 PM ET. 🗳️✉️ #WGCSolidarity #StandwithWGC #WGCStrong