BACKSTAGE: ENTERTAINMENT UNION LEADERS DEMONSTRATE UNITY IN UNCERTAIN TIME

A May 6 press conference by phone featuring leaders from 10 industry unions, from television writers to theater electricians, shed light on the challenges facing all sectors of the entertainment industry while dealing with the impact of COVID-19 in the United States.

Hosted by the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO)—which has 55 labor groups under its umbrella—the coast-to-coast consensus remained: Entertainment workplaces need more time and data to prepare and change the way show business works.

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