LaborUnionNews.com's News Digest for Tuesday, August 8, 2023
Top Stories: Marvel VFX workers move to unionize; Disney looking at AI to cut costs; What went wrong at Yellow; Hotel union files charge over picket-line violence; & more news articles
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Marvel Studios VFX Workers File to Join IATSE Union
Hollywood’s long, hot union summer is getting superheroic. Visual effects crews at Marvel Studios filed Monday for a unionization election with the National Labor Relations Board, according to the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees. Read more…
Disney creates task force to explore AI and cut costs
Walt Disney has created a task force to study artificial intelligence and how it can be applied across the entertainment conglomerate, even as Hollywood writers and actors battle to limit the industry's exploitation of the technology. Read more…
Yellow Corp Bankruptcy: A Glimpse into the Decline of a U.S. Trucking Giant
U.S. trucking company Yellow Corp YELL has announced its decision to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and consequently wind down its operations, amidst challenges posed by increasing debts and intense contract discussions with the Teamsters Union. Read more…
Union files charge over violence against striking L.A. hotel workers, organizers
The union representing striking hotel workers in Los Angeles on Monday filed an unfair labor practice charge with the National Labor Relations Board over violence it says workers and organizers have experienced as they protest and fight for new contracts. Read more…