Apprenticeship Shouldn’t Mean Exploitation

AMERICAN THEATRE: In 2020, it’s not easy to get a new job or a promotion. This lamentation isn’t just an impression; it’s a reality affecting multiple industries in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. But even before COVID-19, many fields had already redefined the parameters of the entry-level job, which once promised a foot in the door but now may ask for years of relevant experience for little more than minimum wage.

Hundreds of locked out stagehands rally at Toronto city hall

CBC News: About 200 unionized stagehands locked out of Exhibition Place rallied in the summer heat at Toronto's city hall on Tuesday to demand that the city return to the bargaining table.

Members of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) Local 58, which provides technical and staging expertise for venues at Exhibition Place, marched in a large circle in front of city hall for more than two hours, holding placards and chanting.

IATSE Strike Negotiation: Streaming & Future of Hollywood Union Crews

IndieWire: When the Writers Guild of America (WGA) went on strike in 2008, streaming platforms were a nascent medium, and the guild’s desire to earn residuals from a yet-to-be-defined market was seen as premature. Now, as Netflix upends HBO in the Emmys race and Amazon searches for its own “Game of Thrones,” streaming powerhouses are dominating the industry, and their impact could lead to another major union strike with the potential to shut down production and post-production across the country.