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SAG-AFTRA Statement on Seedance 2.0
LOS ANGELES, California, Feb. 14 -- The Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) issued the following news release on Feb. 13, 2026:
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SAG-AFTRA Statement on Seedance 2.0
SAG-AFTRA stands with the studios in condemning the blatant infringement enabled by Bytedance's new AI video model Seedance 2.0. The infringement includes the unauthorized use of our members' voices and likenesses. This is unacceptable and undercuts the ability of human talent to earn a livelihood. Seedance 2.0 disregards law, ethics, industry standards and basic principles of
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LOS ANGELES, California, Feb. 14 -- The Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) issued the following news release on Feb. 13, 2026:
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SAG-AFTRA Statement on Seedance 2.0
SAG-AFTRA stands with the studios in condemning the blatant infringement enabled by Bytedance's new AI video model Seedance 2.0. The infringement includes the unauthorized use of our members' voices and likenesses. This is unacceptable and undercuts the ability of human talent to earn a livelihood. Seedance 2.0 disregards law, ethics, industry standards and basic principles ofconsent. Responsible AI development demands responsibility, and that is nonexistent here.
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About SAG-AFTRA
SAG-AFTRA represents approximately 160,000 actors, announcers, broadcast journalists, dancers, DJs, news writers, news editors, program hosts, puppeteers, recording artists, singers, stunt performers, voiceover artists and other entertainment and media professionals. SAG-AFTRA members are the faces and voices that entertain and inform America and the world. A proud affiliate of the AFL-CIO, SAG-AFTRA has national offices in Los Angeles and New York and local offices nationwide representing members working together to secure the strongest protections for entertainment and media artists into the 21st century and beyond. Visit SAG-AFTRA online at SAGAFTRA.org.
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Original text here: https://www.sagaftra.org/sag-aftra-statement-seedance-20
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European Trade Union Institute: EU's Blame Game is a Distraction From Europe's Real Needs and Opportunities
BRUSSELS, Belgium, Feb. 14 -- The European Trade Union Institute issued the following commentary on Feb. 13, 2026, by Director General Andrew Watt:
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The EU's blame game is a distraction from Europe's real needs and opportunities
As I write Europe's national leaders and the EU Commission are locked away in a Belgian castle. Figuratively speaking and temporarily, of course: they are wrestling with ways to dynamise the European economy and make it more resilient in the face of global challenges. Opinions on how to achieve these shared goals differ widely. While a French-led coalition is seeking
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BRUSSELS, Belgium, Feb. 14 -- The European Trade Union Institute issued the following commentary on Feb. 13, 2026, by Director General Andrew Watt:
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The EU's blame game is a distraction from Europe's real needs and opportunities
As I write Europe's national leaders and the EU Commission are locked away in a Belgian castle. Figuratively speaking and temporarily, of course: they are wrestling with ways to dynamise the European economy and make it more resilient in the face of global challenges. Opinions on how to achieve these shared goals differ widely. While a French-led coalition is seekingmeasures, under the label Made in Europe, that would give preference to products sourced here as part of revised public procurement rules, a new German-Italian duo, sometimes referred to as Merzoni, is seeking to put the blame squarely on European institutions for allegedly overregulating Europe's companies, hampering their competitiveness. Not coincidentally a so-called "Omnibook" of more than 130 proposals for EU-legislative "simplification" (or deregulation) from Business Europe is doing the rounds. In response the EU Commission blames national authorities for "goldplating" EU legislation, imposing additional requirements, and for defending national-specific regulations the Commission wants to replace with common rules. Both limit the potential of the single market and hinder companies from scaling up their activities.
There are certainly examples that can be cited in support of all of these positions and some regulatory streamlining - especially replacing 27 regulatory frameworks with consistent, fit-for-purpose European ones - would be helpful. Workers would benefit via lower prices or productivity gains over which unions can bargain.
But this blame game is very largely a distraction from Europe's real needs - and opportunities. While Macron has recently renewed the call for common EU borrowing, this seems to stand little chance of gaining traction. Yet it is clearly a necessary step to launch the kind of investment offensive that is the only way to jolt the European economy out of its lethargy and make the needed progress on improving European infrastructure, and developing clean tech and other strategic sectors. Moreover, Trump's attacks on the institutions (the Treasury, Federal Reserve, the trade system) that underpin the global dominance of the dollar are a perfect opportunity for Europe to issue common debt that public and private actors across the world will happily hold at low interest rates. The funds could be ploughed into investment towards the widely shared goals - decarbonisation, competitiveness, strategic autonomy - while avoiding the current bickering in Belgian castles and between Brussels and national capitals.
It is against this background that the ETUI continues to deliver its research and training on key issues for the world of work. The sixth edition of what has become a reference conference on digitalisation and the future of work took place this week. Spanning two days, three plenary sessions and fifteen panels, the event brought together more than 200 researchers, trade unionists, policymakers and students in the heart of the EU quarter in Brussels. The implications of digital technologies for labour processes, work organisation and labour-market dynamics -- and the challenges they pose to existing legal frameworks -- were explored through stimulating presentations and thought-provoking discussions. This unique conference, multidisciplinary in nature and focused on EU policy and comparative perspectives, offered an important forum for debate on the future of work.
Earlier this month, the ETUI launched the 31st edition of its twice-yearly magazine on occupational health and safety, dedicated to the often overlooked issue of gender in the workplace. A panel bringing together trade unionists, journalists, experts and NGO representatives engaged participants in a lively debate on mental load, menstruation, menopause and motherhood -- realities long confined to the private sphere, yet with a direct impact on women's health, working conditions and career paths.
Many other publications are currently in the pipeline, alongside a rich agenda of events and training opportunities. Stay informed through our social media channels and mailing lists.
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Authors
Andrew Watt
Andrew Watt is the current Director General of the ETUI.
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Original text here: https://www.etui.org/news/eus-blame-game-distraction-europes-real-needs-and-opportunities
Sixth COLA is $250
WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO National Association of Letter Carriers issued the following news:
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Sixth COLA is $250
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The sixth regular cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for career letter carriers under the 2023-2026 National Agreement was $250 annually following the release of the January consumer price index (CPI). This increase was added to every step in Table 1 and Step P in Table 2, and then applied proportionately to Steps B through O in Table 2. The increase has been applied to the linked pay chart, and will take effect March 7.
This is the final increase
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO National Association of Letter Carriers issued the following news:
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Sixth COLA is $250
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The sixth regular cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for career letter carriers under the 2023-2026 National Agreement was $250 annually following the release of the January consumer price index (CPI). This increase was added to every step in Table 1 and Step P in Table 2, and then applied proportionately to Steps B through O in Table 2. The increase has been applied to the linked pay chart, and will take effect March 7.
This is the final increaseunder the 2023-2026 National Agreement. Over the course of this 36-month agreement, active carriers will have seen an average increase of 19.5 percent including all negotiated increases general wage increases, COLAs and step increases.
City carrier starting wages have risen 14.1 percent, and each step in the pay scale has increased at least 9.2 percent since the beginning of the contract. Steps B through O saw an increase of 9.2 percent, and Step P saw an increase of 10.5 percent with theadditional $1,000 received in June 2025.
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Original text here: https://www.nalc.org/news/nalc-updates/sixth-cola-is-250
Reno nurses announce Feb. 18 strike
SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Feb. 13 [Category: Union] -- National Nurses United issued the following news release:
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Reno nurses announce Feb. 18 strike
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Nurses at Saint Mary's Regional Medical Center in Reno, Nev., have given notice to their employer, Prime Healthcare, that they will hold a strike for one day. Reno nurses will strike on Feb. 18, amidst a week of strikes at Prime facilities in Nevada and California. Nurses at Saint Mary's are represented by National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United (NNOC/NNU), the country's largest nurses union.
Nurses have been in negotiations
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SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Feb. 13 [Category: Union] -- National Nurses United issued the following news release:
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Reno nurses announce Feb. 18 strike
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Nurses at Saint Mary's Regional Medical Center in Reno, Nev., have given notice to their employer, Prime Healthcare, that they will hold a strike for one day. Reno nurses will strike on Feb. 18, amidst a week of strikes at Prime facilities in Nevada and California. Nurses at Saint Mary's are represented by National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United (NNOC/NNU), the country's largest nurses union.
Nurses have been in negotiationssince last summer for a new contract with little to no movement on key issues. The RNs urge management to invest in nursing staff and agree to a contract that provides safe staffing and a commitment to practices that recruit and retain nurses amid high nurse turnover.
Who: Registered nurses
What: One-day strike for safe staffing and patient safety
When: Wednesday, Feb. 18, 6:45 a.m. to Thursday, Feb. 19, 6:44 a.m.; rally at 1 p.m. Wednesday
Where: Saint Mary's Regional Medical Center, 235 W. 6th street, Reno, Nev.
"We are fighting to improve our contract to ensure nurses have the resources and support they need to provide the highest level of care to each and every patient," said Lena Tran, RN in the Saint Mary's medical-surgical unit. "We are advocating not only for our nursing colleagues, but for our patients, by demanding a fair and reasonable contract that puts patient care over profits. Prime isn't interested in being held accountable to these standards."
The same week, nurses and health care workers will strike at multiple other Prime facilities: Centinela Hospital in Los Angeles, Calif.; Shasta Regional Medical Center in Redding, Calif.; and West Anaheim Medical Center in Anaheim, Calif.
This ten-days' notice of their strike follows a nearly unanimous strike authorization vote on Jan. 14. Nurses give at least ten days of advance notice for strikes to hospital employers to allow for alternative plans to be made for patient care.
NNOC/NNU represents 350 nurses at Saint Mary's.
National Nurses United is the largest and fastest-growing union and professional association of registered nurses in the United States with more than 225,000 members nationwide. NNU affiliates include California Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee, DC Nurses Association, Michigan Nurses Association, Minnesota Nurses Association, and New York State Nurses Association.
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Original text here: https://www.nationalnursesunited.org/press/reno-nurses-announce-feb-18-strike
Nurses to host town hall to discuss Vision for a Healthy Society
SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Feb. 13 [Category: Union] -- National Nurses United issued the following news release:
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Nurses to host town hall to discuss Vision for a Healthy Society
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Registered nurses with National Nurses United (NNU) are hosting a community panel and discussion on Sunday, Feb.15, in Calumet City, Illinois, to discuss the current state of health care and what it would take to truly transform our system.
"The billionaire class and their Republican puppets are gutting public health protections to make themselves richer and militarize our neighborhoods, with zero regard for
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SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Feb. 13 [Category: Union] -- National Nurses United issued the following news release:
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Nurses to host town hall to discuss Vision for a Healthy Society
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Registered nurses with National Nurses United (NNU) are hosting a community panel and discussion on Sunday, Feb.15, in Calumet City, Illinois, to discuss the current state of health care and what it would take to truly transform our system.
"The billionaire class and their Republican puppets are gutting public health protections to make themselves richer and militarize our neighborhoods, with zero regard forworking people and families struggling to survive," said NNU President Mary Turner, RN. "Nurses refuse their deadly agenda. We invite everyone who has felt abandoned by the political system to join us and build real working-class solidarity toward our vision for a healthy society"
Community members are welcome to attend and join Chicago-area nurses for lunch and can register here.
What: Union nurses and community panel to discuss Vision for a Healthy Society
When: Sunday, Feb. 15, 12-1:30 p.m.
Where: Sandridge Community Center 600 Oglesby Ave, Calumet City, Illinois.
Speakers (partial list): Mary Turner, RN and NNU President; Brenda Langford, Cook County RN; State Senator Robert Peters; Dr. Claudia Fegan, Physicians for a National Health Plan-IL; Anusha Thotakura, Citizen Action-IL; Aisha Naseem, Repro TLC; and United Electrical, Radio, and Machine Workers of America.
The federal budget reconciliation bill, which President Donald Trump signed into law in July 2025, represents one of the largest transfers of wealth in U.S. history - stealing more than $1 trillion in Medicaid funding from everyday Americans and slashing insurance for 10 million people to fund tax cuts for billionaires and corporations and immigration enforcement. In response to this unprecedented attack on public health, registered nurses are taking their alternative vision for a healthy society directly to the patients and working-class communities they serve.
National Nurses United is the largest and fastest-growing union and professional association of registered nurses in the United States with more than 225,000 members nationwide. NNU affiliates include California Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee, DC Nurses Association, Michigan Nurses Association, Minnesota Nurses Association, and New York State Nurses Association.
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Original text here: https://www.nationalnursesunited.org/press/nurses-to-host-town-hall-to-discuss-vision-for-a-healthy-society
National Education Union: NFER Behaviour Report Calls for Investment in School Pastoral Teams
LONDON, England, Feb. 13 -- The National Education Union issued the following statement on Feb. 12, 2026:
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NFER behaviour report calls for investment in school pastoral teams
Commenting on What helps to improve teacher retention?, a new report from the NFER, Daniel Kebede, general secretary of the National Education Union, said:
"Teacher retention and satisfaction are not isolated concepts. They are a reflection of the education system as a whole. With the current system in crisis and schools running on empty, the report findings are no surprise to us. For too long teachers and support
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LONDON, England, Feb. 13 -- The National Education Union issued the following statement on Feb. 12, 2026:
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NFER behaviour report calls for investment in school pastoral teams
Commenting on What helps to improve teacher retention?, a new report from the NFER, Daniel Kebede, general secretary of the National Education Union, said:
"Teacher retention and satisfaction are not isolated concepts. They are a reflection of the education system as a whole. With the current system in crisis and schools running on empty, the report findings are no surprise to us. For too long teachers and supportstaff have been raising concerns about pupil behaviour and making the links to the loss of local authority behaviour support teams as well as unmet SEND and mental health need.
"The previous and current government tried to blame it on Covid but the report findings back the call that the NEU and others have been making for urgent increased investment in school pastoral teams working with support from external specialists."
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Original text here: https://neu.org.uk/latest/press-releases/nfer-behaviour-report-calls-investment-school-pastoral-teams?_locale=en
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National Education Union: Education Estates Strategy Neglects Asbestos and Needs Sufficient Funding
LONDON, England, Feb. 13 -- The National Education Union issued the following statement on Feb. 11, 2026:
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Education Estates Strategy neglects asbestos and needs sufficient funding
Commenting on the publication of the government's Education Estates Strategy: a decade of national renewal (1), Daniel Kebede, general secretary of the National Education Union, said:
"The publication of the Education Estates Strategy should not be allowed to overshadow the Education Select Committee's report, also out today, which casts successive governments in a poor light. (2)
"Although there are
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LONDON, England, Feb. 13 -- The National Education Union issued the following statement on Feb. 11, 2026:
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Education Estates Strategy neglects asbestos and needs sufficient funding
Commenting on the publication of the government's Education Estates Strategy: a decade of national renewal (1), Daniel Kebede, general secretary of the National Education Union, said:
"The publication of the Education Estates Strategy should not be allowed to overshadow the Education Select Committee's report, also out today, which casts successive governments in a poor light. (2)
"Although there aremany welcome elements in the government's strategy document, shockingly there is not one single mention of asbestos, despite the deadly substance being present in 80 per cent of schools. We urge the Government to stop playing fast and loose with the lives of children and staff and make asbestos removal a priority.
"Minister Gould's announcement this morning that every secondary school will have a SEND resource base funded by pound sterling3.7bn capital is welcome (3) but buildings alone do not make inclusion. The resource bases need sufficient funding for appropriately qualified staff, resources and access to specialists. Without this they are simply buildings and will do little to improve the experiences and life chances of SEND young people."
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Editor's Note
1. Education Estates Strategy: a decade of national renewal, published 11 February 2026
2. Foundations of Learning: replacing RAAC and securing school buildings, published 11 February 2026
3. Education Estates Strategy - see chapter 4, pp27/28
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Original text here: https://neu.org.uk/latest/press-releases/education-estates-strategy-neglects-asbestos-and-needs-sufficient-funding?_locale=en
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