Fair compensation in the streaming era and regulation of artificial intelligence and its use in film and television are the key issues in the first tandem strike of the actors’ and writers’ unions since 1960. MSU experts are available to comment on what these strikes mean for television and film moving forward.
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Assessing state of worker power, economic opportunity in the US
A new landscape report conducted by Jake Rosenfeld, a professor of sociology at Washington University in St. Louis, and Ioana Marinescu examines the decline in worker power over the last several decades and outlines policy recommendations to rebalance the economic playing field.
Small-scale worker resistance impacts food delivery economy in China
Research from Cornell University has revealed a new form of bargaining power among Chinese platform-based food delivery workers, who conduct invisible mini-strikes by logging out of apps and airing grievances over.
European unions’ support varies for precarious workers
In many cases, unions in Europe have helped nonunionized workers whose jobs are precarious, according to new Cornell University research.