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WGA's John Wells and John Bowman decide to hug it out by Company Town

The two Johns have made peace. John Bowman, who was chairman of the negotiating committee for the Writers Guild of America, West, last year, and union presidential candidate John Wells have ended an ugly feud. In a letter to members...
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Writers Guild Presidential Candidate John Wells calls out Verrone by Company Town

John Wells fired back at the outgoing president of the Writers Guild of America, West, accusing Patric M. Verrone of lying about his involvement in last year's contract negotiations. Verrone and John Bowman, who chaired the guild's negotiating...

Actors ratify commercials contracts by Company Town

It may not do much to spur sluggish commercial production in Los Angeles, but the two unions representing Hollywood actors overwhelmingly backed new contracts covering their work in commercials. Members of the Screen Actors Guild and its smaller sister...
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Hollywood unions come together -- for a change by Company Town

Hollywood's entertainment unions, which often clash over bargaining strategy, finally have something they can rally around (surprise): the right of workers to form a union. As debate in Washington heats up over the proposed Employee Free Choice Act...
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Screen Actors Guild to lay off 8% of its staff by Company Town

Hollywood's largest actors union is cutting 8% of its staff in the face of investment losses and declining membership dues. The Screen Actors Guild plans to cut about 35 workers from its payroll to close a $6.5-million deficit in the...
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SAG and studios reach tentative deal by Company Town

Negotiators for the Screen Actors Guild and the major studios have reached a tentative agreement on a new two-year contract for the union's 120,000 members. Sources close to the talks say the union's negotiating task force will be briefed today...
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Studio concession to SAG comes with a hitch: Less back pay by Company Town

For weeks, the major studios insisted they would never agree to a demand by Hollywood's biggest actors union to have its next contract expire at the same time as those of other talent guilds. Now, after back-channel talks between Screen...
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Actors and studios said to be close to new contract by Company Town

After weeks of back-channel talks, Hollywood's biggest actor union and the major studios appear to have broken their logjam and could be close to reaching an agreement on a new three-year contract, according to people close to the situation. The....
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Actors and advertisers reach contract accord by Company Town

The unions representing Hollywood's actors have reached tentative agreement with advertisers on a new contract covering work in commercials. The proposed three-year agreement, which was anticipated, provides a 5% pay increase in wages, contains about...
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L.A. film permit rules anger location managers by Company Town

Talk about mixed messages. Los Angeles City Council voted Wednesday to take a series of steps aimed at helping the film and TV industry. They pledged to reduce parking costs and install electrical utility outlets in frequently used locations to...
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Pension fund of performer's union socked by stock market by Company Town

Chalk up another example of Wall Street hitting Hollywood. The American Federation of Television and Radio Artists said Saturday that the value of its pension fund fell 23% last year to $1.54 billion as a result the stock market slide....
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