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SAG-AFTRA Statement Regarding Proposed Netflix/Warner Bros. Transaction
LOS ANGELES, California, Dec. 6 -- The Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) issued the following news release:
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SAG-AFTRA Statement Regarding Proposed Netflix/Warner Bros. Transaction
SAG-AFTRA today released the following statement regarding the proposed Netflix/Warner Bros transaction:
"The potential Netflix/Warner Bros transaction is a consolidation that may serve the financial interests of shareholders of both companies, but which raises many serious questions about its impact on the future of the entertainment industry, and especially
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LOS ANGELES, California, Dec. 6 -- The Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) issued the following news release:
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SAG-AFTRA Statement Regarding Proposed Netflix/Warner Bros. Transaction
SAG-AFTRA today released the following statement regarding the proposed Netflix/Warner Bros transaction:
"The potential Netflix/Warner Bros transaction is a consolidation that may serve the financial interests of shareholders of both companies, but which raises many serious questions about its impact on the future of the entertainment industry, and especiallythe human creative talent whose livelihoods and careers depend on it.
"This $82B transaction reaffirms the true value of legacy media companies and the long term economic prosperity they create due in large part to the contribution of the creative talent who are at the core of their success.
"A deal that is in the interest of SAG-AFTRA members and all other workers in the entertainment industry must result in more creation and more production, not less. It must do so in an environment of respect for the talent involved.
"Any decision about SAG-AFTRA's position on this transaction will be made with the best interests of SAG-AFTRA members as the standard and following a complete and thorough analysis of the details of the deal, with particular focus on jobs and production commitments."
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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-regarding-proposed-netflixwarner-bros-transaction
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WGA Statement on the Acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery by Netflix
NEW YORK, Dec. 5 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO Writers Guild of America East issued the following news release:
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WGA Statement on the Acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery by Netflix
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The following is a statement from the Writers Guild of America East (WGAE) and Writers Guild of America West (WGAW) on the acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery by Netflix:
The world's largest streaming company swallowing one of its biggest competitors is what antitrust laws were designed to prevent. The outcome would eliminate jobs, push down wages, worsen conditions for all entertainment workers,
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NEW YORK, Dec. 5 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO Writers Guild of America East issued the following news release:
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WGA Statement on the Acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery by Netflix
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The following is a statement from the Writers Guild of America East (WGAE) and Writers Guild of America West (WGAW) on the acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery by Netflix:
The world's largest streaming company swallowing one of its biggest competitors is what antitrust laws were designed to prevent. The outcome would eliminate jobs, push down wages, worsen conditions for all entertainment workers,raise prices for consumers, and reduce the volume and diversity of content for all viewers. Industry workers along with the public are already impacted by only a few powerful companies maintaining tight control over what consumers can watch on television, on streaming, and in theaters. This merger must be blocked.
The Writers Guild of America East (WGAE) and Writers Guild of America West (WGAW) are labor unions representing writers in motion pictures, television, cable, broadcast news, podcasts and online media. The Guilds negotiate and administer contracts that protect the creative and economic rights of their members; conduct programs, seminars, and events on issues of interest to writers; and present writers' views to various bodies of government. For more information on the Writers Guild of America East, visit www.wgaeast.org. For more information on the Writers Guild of America West, visit www.wga.org.
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Original text here: https://www.wgaeast.org/wga-statement-on-the-acquisition-of-warner-bros-discovery-by-netflix/
SAG-AFTRA Reaches Tentative Agreement With AMPTP on Historic First Intimacy Coordinator Contract
LOS ANGELES, California, Dec. 5 -- The Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) issued the following news release:
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SAG-AFTRA Reaches Tentative Agreement with AMPTP on Historic First Intimacy Coordinator Contract
SAG-AFTRA and the AMPTP have reached a tentative agreement establishing the first-ever collective bargaining agreement covering intimacy coordinators working in scripted, dramatic television, theatrical and streaming productions.
The agreement will now go before the SAG-AFTRA National Board for consideration in the coming weeks.
Specific
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LOS ANGELES, California, Dec. 5 -- The Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) issued the following news release:
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SAG-AFTRA Reaches Tentative Agreement with AMPTP on Historic First Intimacy Coordinator Contract
SAG-AFTRA and the AMPTP have reached a tentative agreement establishing the first-ever collective bargaining agreement covering intimacy coordinators working in scripted, dramatic television, theatrical and streaming productions.
The agreement will now go before the SAG-AFTRA National Board for consideration in the coming weeks.
Specificdetails will not be released in advance of the board's review.
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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-reaches-tentative-agreement-amptp-historic-first-intimacy-coordinator-contract
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Ransomware attacks cost financial institutions billions
WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 [Category: Financial Services] -- America's Credit Unions posted the following news:
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Ransomware attacks cost financial institutions billions
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Ransomware attacks cost financial institutions more than $2.1 billion from 2022 to 2024, according to the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network's (FinCEN) latest Financial Trend Analysis.
Key findings include:
* Ransomware incidents and payments reported to FinCEN reached their highest level in 2023 with 1,512 incidents, totaling $1.1 billion in paymentan increase of 77% in total payments from 2022;
* Following law enforcement's
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 [Category: Financial Services] -- America's Credit Unions posted the following news:
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Ransomware attacks cost financial institutions billions
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Ransomware attacks cost financial institutions more than $2.1 billion from 2022 to 2024, according to the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network's (FinCEN) latest Financial Trend Analysis.
Key findings include:
* Ransomware incidents and payments reported to FinCEN reached their highest level in 2023 with 1,512 incidents, totaling $1.1 billion in paymentan increase of 77% in total payments from 2022;
* Following law enforcement'sdisruption of two high-profile ransomware groups, ransomware incidents reported to FinCEN decreased in 2024, with 1,476 incidents, reflecting $734 million in the aggregate value of reported payments in BSA reports;
* During the three-year review period (January 2022 - December 2024), FinCEN received 7,395 BSA reports related to 4,194 ransomware incidents totaling more than $2.1 billion in ransomware payments. FinCEN received 3,075 BSA reports totaling approximately $2.4 billion in ransomware payments in total from 2013 to 2021;
* The financial services industry accounted for 432 incidents totaling approximately $365.6 million in reported payments, second only to the manufacturing industry; and
* Threat actors most often communicated with their intended ransomware targets via messages sent over mostly using The Onion Router (TOR) protocol (67%), while other communications were via email or other private encrypted messaging systems.
Addressing the risks ransomware and other cybercrime present in the digital assets ecosystem, America's Credit Unions has engaged FinCEN on these issues and made recommendations to regulators to protect financial institutions and consumers.
Read the Financial Trend Analysis
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Original text here: https://www.americascreditunions.org/news-media/news/ransomware-attacks-cost-financial-institutions-billions
Increase in Teacher Trainees Does Not Show That the Recruitment and Retention Crisis is Solved
LONDON, England, Dec. 5 -- The National Education Union issued the following news release ON Dec. 4, 2025:
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An increase in teacher trainees does not show that the recruitment and retention crisis is solved
Commenting on the new entrant figures for Initial Teacher Training (ITT), as published by the Department for Education today, Daniel Kebede, general secretary of the National Education Union, said:
"An increase in teacher trainees is welcome, but there is no room for complacency. A quarter of newly-qualified teachers quit within three years, and a third quit within five.
"The causes
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LONDON, England, Dec. 5 -- The National Education Union issued the following news release ON Dec. 4, 2025:
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An increase in teacher trainees does not show that the recruitment and retention crisis is solved
Commenting on the new entrant figures for Initial Teacher Training (ITT), as published by the Department for Education today, Daniel Kebede, general secretary of the National Education Union, said:
"An increase in teacher trainees is welcome, but there is no room for complacency. A quarter of newly-qualified teachers quit within three years, and a third quit within five.
"The causesare self-evident. Unmanageable workload, low pay, and high levels of stress caused by excessive accountability measures and the toxic Ofsted. The DfE should not kid itself that the recruitment and retention crisis is solved when all these problems continue to exist in our schools.
"The DfE has missed its own recruitment target for secondary trainee teachers by 12 per cent, despite slashing that target by a fifth. This is far from unusual. It is the twelfth time secondary targets have been missed in the last thirteen years.
"The effects are harming education and generations of students. Due to staffing shortages and losses, teachers are having to deliver lessons in subjects outside their specialism. This has become normalised, when it should be seen as a line crossed. Years of governmental neglect has led us to this point.
"This government is in denial. It is making highly optimistic assumptions, that under-inflation pay awards will somehow improve retention.
"The Government's current unfunded and below-inflation pay offer will not turn the ship around, and it is folly if they think otherwise. Locking teachers into a three year pay deal that would see them fall further behind the cost of living will be a disaster for recruitment and retention."
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Original text here: https://neu.org.uk/latest/press-releases/increase-teacher-trainees-does-not-show-recruitment-and-retention-crisis-solved
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IAM's Maine Lobstering Union Testifies Before U.S. Trade Representative on USMCA's Unequal Impact on American Lobstermen
UPPER MARLBORO, Maryland, Dec. 5 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers issued the following news release:
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IAM's Maine Lobstering Union Testifies Before U.S. Trade Representative on USMCA's Unequal Impact on American Lobstermen
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Maine Lobstering Union Local 207 Executive Liaison and Political Director Virginia Olsen delivered powerful testimony before the U.S. Trade Representative, urging federal officials to address long-standing inequities in the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) that disadvantage Maine's lobstermen and threaten
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UPPER MARLBORO, Maryland, Dec. 5 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers issued the following news release:
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IAM's Maine Lobstering Union Testifies Before U.S. Trade Representative on USMCA's Unequal Impact on American Lobstermen
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Maine Lobstering Union Local 207 Executive Liaison and Political Director Virginia Olsen delivered powerful testimony before the U.S. Trade Representative, urging federal officials to address long-standing inequities in the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) that disadvantage Maine's lobstermen and threatenthe livelihoods of their coastal communities.
Olsen highlighted the daily challenges created by unequal rules and uneven enforcement. She emphasized that American lobstermen operate under far stricter conservation, gear, and environmental regulations - regulations that fishermen take seriously as part of their commitment to sustaining this vital fishery for generations to come.
These disparities are most visible in the Gray Zone, a 277-square-mile contested area near Machias Seal Island and North Rock in the Gulf of Maine, where Mainers and Canadians fish side by side. Despite sharing the same waters, American fishermen face rigorous enforcement and compliance expectations, while enforcement on the Canadian side remains inconsistent. Canada's decision in 2002 to allow summer lobster fishing in the contested area has only intensified pressure on the resource and created unnecessary conflict on the water.
Olsen also emphasized the need for stronger Country of Origin Labeling, noting that roughly 80% of Maine-caught lobster is shipped to Canada for processing. Without clear labeling, consumers are left in the dark about where their lobster comes from and which nation's processors handled it, which undermines the value of Maine's world-class product.
In her testimony, Olsen called on the U.S. Trade Representative to establish a bilateral committee that brings together fishermen, dealers, processors, scientists, and regulators from both countries to the same table. She stressed that the current Canada-U.S. Steering Committee lacks representation from harvesters and does not reflect the lived experiences of fishermen, who face these challenges firsthand every day on the water.
"Our fishermen uphold some of the strongest conservation standards in the world, but they cannot continue to operate on an uneven playing field," said Olsen. "To protect this fishery and the communities that depend on it, we need fairness, transparency, and a process that includes the people who know the resource best."
"For generations, Maine's lobstermen have cared for this resource and built a world-class fishery through skill, sacrifice, and stewardship," said IAM Eastern Territory General Vice President David Sullivan. "The USMCA must work for working families, not against them. The IAM Union will continue fighting to ensure our fishermen compete on equal terms and that their livelihoods are protected."
The Maine Lobstering Union reaffirms its commitment to advocating for policies that protect Maine's fishing heritage, safeguard the livelihoods of American lobstermen, and ensure that trade agreements do not harm the working families who sustain one of the nation's most unique industries.
The Maine Lobstering Union (MLU) is a division of the IAM Union (International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers) District 4 and the only union-based cooperative in the lobster industry owned and operated by Maine lobstermen. The MLU supports Maine's lobster community and is committed to the sustainability and safety of Maine's lobstermen and women and all wildlife that occupy and rely upon the fishery.
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Original text here: https://www.goiam.org/news/imail/iams-maine-lobstering-union-testifies-before-u-s-international-trade-commission-on-usmcas-unequal-impact-on-american-lobstermen/
Diversified Transportation Motor Coach Workers in Nevada Join Teamsters Local 533
WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 [Category: Union] -- The International Brotherhood of Teamsters posted the following news release:
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Diversified Transportation Motor Coach Workers in Nevada Join Teamsters Local 533
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Press Contact: Lena Melentijevic Phone: (347) 208-2279 Email: LMelentijevic@teamster.org
(RENO, Nev.) - Motor coach drivers and dispatchers at Diversified Transportation, a subsidiary of Student Transportation of America (STA), are the newest members of Teamsters Local 533. All 114 drivers and dispatchers, who transport mine workers across Northern Nevada, will now receive union representation
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 [Category: Union] -- The International Brotherhood of Teamsters posted the following news release:
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Diversified Transportation Motor Coach Workers in Nevada Join Teamsters Local 533
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Press Contact: Lena Melentijevic Phone: (347) 208-2279 Email: LMelentijevic@teamster.org
(RENO, Nev.) - Motor coach drivers and dispatchers at Diversified Transportation, a subsidiary of Student Transportation of America (STA), are the newest members of Teamsters Local 533. All 114 drivers and dispatchers, who transport mine workers across Northern Nevada, will now receive union representationfrom the Teamsters, strengthening their voice on the job and preparing them to win the improvements they deserve.
This group is responsible for safely transporting crews to and from mining sites, often in demanding environments that require long hours, complex scheduling, and a strong commitment to safety.
"These workers perform essential work for Nevada's mining industry, and they deserve the dignity, protections, and fair treatment that come with a Teamsters contract," said Gary Watson, Secretary-Treasurer of Local 533. "We're proud to have worked in partnership with Teamsters Joint Council 7 to welcome them into our local and look forward to securing meaningful improvements at the bargaining table."
Drivers wanted to join the Teamsters to address issues such as compensation, scheduling stability, and ensuring they have the resources needed to do their jobs safely and effectively.
"We came together because we want real change," said Leanna Brown, a motor coach driver with Diversified Transportation. "Having the Teamsters behind us means we finally have a say in how this job is done and how we're treated."
Chartered in 1934, Teamsters Local 533 represents about 2,500 workers in various trades throughout Reno and Northern Nevada. For more information, go to http://teamsters533.org/.
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Original text here: https://teamster.org/2025/12/diversified-transportation-motor-coach-workers-in-nevada-join-teamsters-local-533/
