Tuesday, May 12, 2026
SAG-AFTRA leaders are beginning the process of selling their new studio contract to the membership, amid lingering concerns about artificial intelligence and the merger of two pension funds.…
SOURCE: Variety at 06:40PM[SHARE]Monday, May 11, 2026
The SAG-AFTRA board on Monday approved its four-year contract with the major studios, which includes a plan to merge the union’s two pension funds on Jan. 1, 2028. The deal now goes to the…
SOURCE: Variety at 09:33PM[SHARE]Saturday, May 2, 2026
SAG-AFTRA has reached a tentative deal with the major studios, as negotiators have managed to avoid a repeat of the strikes of three years ago. The union agreed to a deal about a month after…
SOURCE: Variety at 06:41PM[SHARE]Tuesday, April 28, 2026
The WGA West accused its own staffers on Tuesday of engaging in violence and intimidation on picket lines, and said it would not negotiate further as the staff strike hit 71 days. In a memo …
SOURCE: Variety at 06:41PM[SHARE]Friday, April 24, 2026
The Writers Guild of America has ratified a four-year contract with the major studios, agreeing to significant cutbacks in the writers’ health plan. The guild’s members ratified the 2026…
SOURCE: Variety at 05:07PM[SHARE]Friday, April 17, 2026
A judge on Friday ordered Alec Baldwin to face a civil trial in October over whether he negligently fired a gun on the set of "Rust." Baldwin's manslaughter case was dismissed in July 2024, …
SOURCE: Variety at 01:31PM[SHARE]Wednesday, April 8, 2026
The Writers Guild of America has reached a deal with the studios, but most of the staff of its West local remains on strike. In a letter on Wednesday, California Sen. Lola Smallwood-Cuevas u…
SOURCE: Variety at 09:00PM[SHARE]Monday, April 6, 2026
SAG-AFTRA will resume its negotiations with the major studios on April 27, thanks to an early agreement with the Writers Guild of America. The performers' union broke off talks with the Alli…
SOURCE: Variety at 04:48PM[SHARE]Saturday, April 4, 2026
The Writers Guild of America has made a surprise deal with the major studios, nearly a month before the union's contract was due to expire. The guild reached a tentative agreement on Saturda…
SOURCE: Variety at 02:35PM[SHARE]Thursday, April 2, 2026
A judge has thrown out Blake Lively's sexual harassment claims against Justin Baldoni, gutting her headline-grabbing lawsuit that followed the release of the domestic violence film "It Ends …
SOURCE: Variety at 04:32PM[SHARE]Monday, March 16, 2026
Sen. Adam Schiff will hold a field hearing on Friday in Burbank with "The Pitt" star Noah Wyle and IATSE President Matt Loeb, as he looks to build support for a federal film incentive. Schif…
SOURCE: Variety at 06:19PM[SHARE]The Writers Guild of America began its talks with the major studios on Monday, as its striking staff members picketed outside. The talks were held at SAG-AFTRA headquarters on Wilshire Boule…
SOURCE: Variety at 05:00PM[SHARE]Sunday, March 15, 2026
SAG-AFTRA has concluded a month of negotiations with the major studios without reaching a new contract, and will resume talks in June. The outcome was not unexpected, though negotiators had …
SOURCE: Variety at 10:41PM[SHARE]Tuesday, March 10, 2026
The Writers Guild of America went on strike three years ago in large part out of fears of writers being replaced by artificial intelligence. That has not happened " whether due to copyright …
SOURCE: Variety at 08:48PM[SHARE]Friday, March 6, 2026
The members of the Writers Guild of America have voted to approve an agenda for bargaining with the studios, which is set to begin on March 16. With 97.4% voting in favor, the union approved…
SOURCE: Variety at 10:01PM[SHARE]SAG-AFTRA and the major studios have agreed to continue negotiations on a new contract into next week, a sign that both sides see the value in further discussions. The performers' union star…
SOURCE: Variety at 03:24PM[SHARE]Sunday, March 1, 2026
The Writers Guild of America West has canceled its annual award show in downtown L.A., as its staff remains on strike. "I am writing to share the news that the 2026 Writers Guild Awards Los …
SOURCE: Variety at 01:30PM[SHARE]Thursday, February 26, 2026
The Writers Guild of America issued its opening salvo the 2026 studio negotiations on Thursday, even as its own staff continues to walk a picket line outside union headquarters. The union is…
SOURCE: Variety at 06:36PM[SHARE]Tuesday, February 24, 2026
Management of the Writers Guild of America West met with the staff union on Sunday night as the two sides aimed to resolve the week-old staff strike. But while there has been some movement o…
SOURCE: Variety at 06:40PM[SHARE]Tuesday, February 17, 2026
The staff of the Writers Guild of America West went on strike on Tuesday, accusing leadership of the union of breaking labor laws. The strike will affect about 100 of the 150 staffers at the…
SOURCE: Variety at 03:11PM[SHARE]Friday, February 13, 2026
SAG-AFTRA is joining the industry condemnation of ByteDance, the Chinese owner of TikTok, for releasing a new video model that has enabled widespread copyright infringement online. SAG-AFTRA…
SOURCE: Variety at 03:12PM[SHARE]Thursday, February 12, 2026
Members of the Writers Guild of America met at the Sheraton Universal Hotel on Wednesday night to hear from union leadership about priorities for upcoming studio talks. On their way in, they…
SOURCE: Variety at 04:14PM[SHARE]Monday, February 9, 2026
SAG-AFTRA is beginning to bargain with the major studios on Monday, as it looks to improve on AI and streaming residual terms won during the 2023 strike. As is customary, the union and the A…
SOURCE: Variety at 01:21PM[SHARE]Friday, February 6, 2026
Timothy Busfield was indicted Friday in New Mexico on four counts of child sexual abuse, two weeks after being released from jail on those charges. Busfield, 68, is accused of groping a 7-ye…
SOURCE: Variety at 12:28PM[SHARE]Tuesday, February 3, 2026
At a Senate antitrust hearing on Tuesday, Netflix Co-CEO Ted Sarandos declined to give a "yes or no" answer when asked if he would commit to "full residuals" for union workers. Sarandos was …
SOURCE: Variety at 04:32PM[SHARE]Monday, February 2, 2026
Christopher Nolan is a busy man. When he's not working on "The Odyssey," his sprawling adaptation of Homer's epic, he is tackling all the other challenges facing Hollywood as the new preside…
SOURCE: Variety at 12:00PM[SHARE]Thursday, January 29, 2026
The staff of the Writers Guild of America West has voted to authorize a strike, just weeks before the union is due to sit down with the major studios. The union staffers, who organized last …
SOURCE: Variety at 09:46PM[SHARE]Call it the Tilly tax. In the future, studios that use synthetic actors in place of humans might have to pay a royalty into a union fund. That's one of the ideas kicking around as SAG-AFTRA …
SOURCE: Variety at 03:56PM[SHARE]Tuesday, January 20, 2026
Blake Lively and her "It Ends With Us" castmates documented numerous concerns with director and co-star Justin Baldoni, alleging that boundaries were repeatedly crossed during production, ac…
SOURCE: Variety at 06:24PM[SHARE]Thursday, January 15, 2026
Timothy Busfield will get a court hearing next Tuesday on whether he should be held in jail pending a trial on child sex abuse charges. Busfield remains at the Metropolitan Detention Center …
SOURCE: Variety at 04:37PM[SHARE]Wednesday, January 14, 2026
Timothy Busfield made his first appearance in court on Wednesday on charges of sexual abuse against a 7-year-old boy on the set of "The Cleaning Lady." Busfield appeared before Judge Felicia…
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