VarietyWGA Health Fund Lost $122 Million in Two Years, as Negotiators Aim to Bridge Gap
VarietyWGA Health Fund Lost $122 Million in Two Years, as Negotiators Aim to Bridge Gap
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https://variety.com/2025/film/news/wga-health-fund-loses-122-million-amptp-talks-1236598814/
MikeDunnAuthorToday in Labor History November 25, 1947: The "Hollywood Ten" were blacklisted by Hollywood movie studios for refusing to testify before the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC). The blacklist lasted for 13 years, when Dalton Trumbo, a former Communist Party member, was finally credited as the screenwriter of the films “Exodus” and “Spartacus.” Some of the stars accused of having Communist ties included Humphrey Bogart, James Cagney, Katharine Hepburn and Fredric March. In 1941, Walt Disney blamed "Communist agitation" for the cartoonists and animators' strike. In 1945, Gerald L. K. Smith, founder of the fascist America First Party, began giving speeches attacking the "alien minded Russian Jews in Hollywood." Ronald Reagan, who was president of the actor’s union, testified before HUAC that a clique within the union was using "communist-like tactics." His first wife, actress Jane Wyman, blamed his allegations against friends and colleagues as a factor leading to their divorce.
#workingclass #LaborHistory #communism #fascism #union #anticommunism #huac #FreeSpeech #redscare #hollywood #sagaftra #reagan #antisemitism #wga
WGA Names John August and Danielle Sanchez-Witzel to Lead Negotiating Committee
DeadlineWGA Reveals Bargaining Committee For 2026 Contract Talks With AMPTP; Ellen Stutzman To Serve As Chief Negotiator Again
#News #AMPTP #EllenStutzman #Labor #WGA #WGAEast #WGAWest
https://deadline.com/2025/11/wga-2026-negotiating-committee-amptp-1236611317/
WGA Names John August and Danielle Sanchez-Witzel to Lead Negotiating Committee
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https://variety.com/2025/film/news/wga-john-august-danielle-sanchez-witzel-committee-1236572809/
‘IT: Welcome to Derry’ Creator Explains How Strikes “Complicated” Filming: “Suddenly Became Hellish”
#News #BarbaraMuschietti #HBO #HBOMax #ITWelcomeToDerry #SAGAFTRA #Strikes #WGA
https://deadline.com/2025/11/it-welcome-to-derry-strikes-complicated-filming-1236605086/
Ken Ziffren Digs Into Warner Bros Discovery’s “Pending Acquisition,” Next Year’s Guild Negotiations & Why Nielsen Should Be Investigated
#Executives #Legal #News #AMPTP #Comcast #DavidEllison #DavidZaslov #KenZiffren #Labor #Nielsen #Paramount #StephenColbert #Warnerbrosdiscovery #WGA
https://deadline.com/2025/10/ken-ziffren-warner-bros-hollywood-labor-contracts-1236600761/
WGA Says Warner Bros. Merger Would Be a ‘Disaster’ for Writers
WGA Plans To Block Potential Warner Bros. Discovery-Paramount Merger: “A Disaster”
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https://deadline.com/2025/10/wga-plans-block-warner-bros-discovery-paramount-merger-1236596108/
