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May 02 2023
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Everything to Know About the Hollywood Writers Guild Strike as Late Night Shows Begin to Shut Down
This marks the first Writers Guild of America (WGA) strike since 2007. The labor union that represents more than 1,000 entertainment writers, who work across film, television, news and online media, are going on strike because the deadline for a new contract passed on May 1 this year without a ratified contract. The threat of a strike haunted Hollywood in the days leading up to the contract
People
May 02 2023
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Hollywood writers begin strike, late-night shows to go dark
NEW YORK (AP) — Television and movie writers soured by Hollywood’s low pay in the streaming era went on strike for the first time in 15 years on Tuesday, meaning late-night and variety shows would be the first programs to go dark. The labor dispute could have a cascading effect on TV and film productions depending on how long the strike lasts, and it comes as streaming services are under
Boston Herald
May 08 2023
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School bus driver strike in Mass. city sends parents scrambling
WELL, THERE’S A STALEMATE ON SEVERAL NEGOTIATING POINTS, MOVING 55 BUS DRIVERS OFF THE ROADS AND TO THE PICKET LINE. HI, GUYS. BIG LOVE YOU. SCHOOL BUS DRIVERS AND MARLBOROUGH OFF THE ROADS. THANK YOU. AND ON THE PICKET LINE, IT’S ABOUT FAIR WAGES, FAIR TREATMENT. NEGOTIATIONS HAVE FAILED BETWEEN THE UNION AND TRANSPORTATION VENDOR IN BRINGING DAY ONE OF THE BUS DRIVER STRIKE. THEY GAVE US
WCVB
May 01 2023
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Montana State Rep. Zooey Zephyr Sues After Being Barred From House Floor
Montana state Rep. Zooey Zephyr (D) filed a lawsuit Monday asking a court to let her return to the statehouse floor after Republicans moved to punish her for speaking out against legislation that limits health care for trans youth. Zephyr, who is one of Montana’s first transgender lawmakers, was censured last week by the House’s GOP majority and barred from the chamber floor for the remainder
HuffPost
May 01 2023
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Zooey Zephyr Is Suing Montana After Being Removed From the House Floor
Less than a week after Montana House Republicans voted to formally censure Rep. Zooey Zephyr, the embattled lawmaker is suing the state. Zephyr, who became the first out transgender woman elected to the state legislature last year, shared the news of the lawsuit on Monday morning, alongside a press release from the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Montana. Specifically, the complaint
Them
May 01 2023
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ACLU sues Montana over censure of trans lawmaker Zooey Zephyr
The American Civil Liberties Union of Montana filed a lawsuit in state court on Monday challenging the censure of Rep. Zooey Zephyr, a Democrat and Montana’s first transgender state legislator. The lawsuit alleges the actions taken by Montana’s Republican-led House of Representatives to silence Zephyr are a violation of her First Amendment rights. “By depriving Representative Zephyr of her
NBC News Digital
May 01 2023
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St. Louis County judge extends block on Missouri's restrictions on transgender care
Circuit Court Judge Ellen Ribaudo issued a temporary restraining order on a rule from Republican Attorney General Andrew Bailey that uses an emergency provision in a state consumer protection law to significantly curb access to gender-affirming care. The rule was set to go into effect at 5 p.m. Monday. Ribaudo's order comes in a lawsuit filed last week by the American Civil Liberties Union of
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
May 01 2023
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ACLU sues Montana House Speaker for silencing transgender legislator
May 1 (Reuters) - The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) sued Montana and its Republican House Speaker on Monday, accusing them of violating a Democratic transgender legislator's First Amendment rights by barring her from the House floor after she protested a bill banning gender-affirming healthcare for minors. Montana's governor signed the bill into law on Friday, two days after the
Reuters
May 01 2023
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ACLU sues Montana House Speaker for silencing transgender legislator
(Reuters) - The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) sued Montana and its Republican House Speaker on Monday, accusing them of violating a Democratic transgender legislator's First Amendment rights by barring her from the House floor after she protested a bill banning gender-affirming healthcare for minors. Montana's governor signed the bill into law on Friday, two days after the Republican
Yahoo News
Jan 03 2023
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Hundreds Of Health Care Workers Strike After Layoffs At Howard Brown
Demonstrators made their voices heard, displaying signs declaring “we strike for patients” and “people over profits” as well as an inflatable rat outside Howard Brown clinics, photos on social media showed, after 60 union positions and four non-union jobs were eliminated. Howard Brown is the largest LGBTQ health center in the Midwest and serves over 40,000 people at 11 clinics across Chicago.
Patch.com