With consolidation and industry diversification, corporate studio and hotel owners have more money to wait out strikes.
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Posted inWorking in America
Unions Are Trying to Save Hollywood From Its Own Foolish Executives
Left to their own devices, the CEOs will ruin the American film and TV industry.
Posted inWorking in America
The Actors Walk
The strike of SAG-AFTRA highlights a summer of workers’ pushback against a finance-driven economy.
Posted inWorking in America
The Truth About the Los Angeles Hotel Workers’ Strike
Despite recent wins, union members still can’t afford to live anywhere near where they work.
Posted inLaw and Justice
What We Can Learn From Falling Crime
The pandemic caused a lot of crime. But police reform can play a part in reducing it as well.
Posted inTAP
Pickets on the Fourth in the City of Angels
Today on TAP: The Los Angeles summer of strikes is a declaration of independence.
Posted inTAP
The California Gang Overturns Democrats’ Antitrust Consensus
Today on TAP: The likely new Democratic leader on the House Antitrust Subcommittee shows that the fight on corporate power is far from over.
Posted inWorking in America
L.A.’s Summer of Solidarity
Reaching across diverse backgrounds and kinds of work, thousands of union members are sharing strategy and stories of the struggle to live and work in Los Angeles.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Sempra Pushes to Expand Pacific Pipelines for Gas Export
The infrastructure arm of the California and Texas utility owner has lobbied for gas exports that could raise prices for its own customers.
