What do Nashville Metro Council and SAG-AFTRA have in common? They can’t agree on contracts.
The Hollywood strikes are over. What does this mean for Tennesseans?
As of Wednesday, Nov. 8, SAG-AFTRA announced that it had reached a tentative deal with the AMPTP. After months of delayed negotiations, contentious conversations, and a simultaneous strike with the Writers Guild of America, Hollywood is now ready to get back to work.
Former drivers for Nashville-based Yellow Freight are still having trouble finding work
When one of the nation’s largest trucking companies declared bankruptcy, it left more than 30,000 people without jobs. Although drivers are in high demand, the job hunt isn’t entirely straightforward for drivers with “Yellow” on their resume.
Carla Christina Contreras on the SAG-AFTRA strike
Now that the Writers Guild of America finally has a deal, what does that mean for SAG-AFTRA?
The writer’s strike is coming to an end. Now what?
The Writers Guild of America strike began on May 2, and as of yesterday, the union has reached a tentative deal with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP). But, this doesn’t necessarily mean your favorite shows are coming back.
How the SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes are hitting Nashville
The Writers Guild of America has been on strike since May 2, and SAG-AFTRA joined them on July 14. It’s easy to think of this as a Hollywood problem, but Nashville’s creatives are also feeling the impact.
Few union jobs left for Tennessee truck drivers as Nashville-based Yellow Freight shuts down operations
Tracy Cullen drove for Yellow Freight for nearly 40 years, well before it moved its operations to Nashville. In the past few weeks, he’s seen the company lose customers.
Shrinking residuals and the rise of AI: Nashville union members say the SAG-AFTRA strike has been a long time coming
Over 70 people gathered on Music Row on Monday night for a rally in support of the SAG-AFTRA strike. Union members wore matching shirts, held signs and led supporters in chants, while passing cars honked in encouragement.
Amendment 1 would put Tennessee’s ‘right-to-work’ law in the constitution. Here’s what that means.
What “right-to-work” means, and who’s for and against the amendment.
Congressional leader requests an investigation into HCA’s hospital admission practices
Nashville-based HCA, the nation’s largest private health system, has faced years of scrutiny from a powerful labor union over how it runs its emergency departments. And now Rep. Bill Pascrell, a Democrat from New Jersey, is calling for a federal investigation and asking questions of his own.
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