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Arts & Life
Writers will return to work on Wednesday, after union leadership votes to end strike
The 148-day Hollywood writers strike will end just after 12:01 a.m. PT on Wednesday, thanks to a new three-year deal the Writers Guild of America made with major Hollywood studios.
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Arts & Life
Hollywood writers reach a tentative deal with studios after nearly five month strike
Hollywood production has been halted for months as actors and writers have been on strike. Now, the writers are headed back to work. Actors represented by SAG-AFTRA remain on strike.
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Television
Disney+ releases 'Ahsoka.' How do you market a TV show during a strike?
A most anticipated Star Wars series, Ahsoka gives fans a standalone show focused on Ahsoka Tano, Anakin Skywalker's former padawan, as she investigates a new threat against a vulnerable galaxy.
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Arts & Life
The Visual Effects workers behind Marvel's movie magic vote to unionize
More than 50 workers at Marvel Studios in LA, New York and Atlanta have signed authorization cards to be represented by the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, or IATSE.
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Arts & Life
Hollywood actors go on strike, say it's time for studio execs to 'wake up'
SAG-AFTRA, the union representing Hollywood actors and performers, is on strike against major studios after negotiations broke down with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers.
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Business
Hollywood actors vote on whether to strike
Hollywood actors are voting today on a strike. SAG AFTRA, which represents performers, failed to come to a deal with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers.
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Business
Actors union agrees to federal mediation with studios as contract deadline nears
The union representing Hollywood actors has agreed to mediation in its ongoing negotiations. This came a day before the contract is set to expire. A strike is possible if an agreement isn't reached.
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Business
Hollywood actors, negotiating a new contract with studios, are prepared to strike
With the writers strike underway, the contract between actors and major studios is set to expire at midnight. Negotiations have been going on for weeks — if there's no deal, actors could go on strike.
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Law & Courts
9 more women sue Bill Cosby for alleged sexual assaults decades ago
The Nevada lawsuit was filed shortly after the state eliminated its deadline for filing state civil sexual assault cases. The women say that Cosby drugged and assaulted them between 1979 and 1992.
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Arts & Life
'It's gonna be a hot labor summer' — unionized workers show up for striking writers
Film and TV writers on strike may soon be joined by actors currently negotiating their contract. As the writers strike enters its seventh week, unions beyond Hollywood are joining the movement.