SAG-AFTRA’s negotiator pushed back about an alleged claim made by the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) that its proposal would offer protections surrounding the use of AI likeness of actors. During Thursday’s news conference, a reporter asked Duncan Crabtree-Ireland, chief SAG-AFTRA negotiator, about an alleged AMPTP news release that claimed that a […]
Month: July 2023
We The People – Ashland Culture of Peace
On We the People for July 12, we talk with David Wick, director of Ashland Culture of Peace Commission. https://archive.org/details/we-the-people-202307120900
What does SAFETY look like in aCity of Peace?
A fundamental focus in a City of Peace is on safety, prosperity, and quality of life. To see the whole picture check out International Cities of Peace. As of May 2023, there are 380 Cities of Peace; 71 Countries; 6 Continents in the global network of International Cities. Ashland, Oregon was the 163rd to join […]
$28.8M in Funds Awarded to Phoenix Affordable Housing Projects
The Oregon Housing Stability Council approved $103.5 million in Local Innovation Fast Track (LIFT) funding to go to 10 affordable housing developments across the state. Oregon Housing and Community Services (OHCS) will provide 646 additional homes with these developments for individuals and households living on low incomes. Half of the funded projects will be built […]
Hollywood CEOs and Industry Insiders Seek Federal Mediation to Help Avert SAG-AFTRA Strike
Top Hollywood players are working on a plan to call in federal mediators to help avert a SAG-AFTRA strike, with just a day to go before the contract deadline. A group of CEOs and senior executives, including Disney chief Bob Iger, Warner Bros. Discovery’s David Zaslav and Netflix’s Ted Sarandos, gathered by conference call Monday evening to […]
Lawmakers keep a close eye on writers strike with no end in sight
Lawmakers are keeping a close eye on a writers strike in the entertainment industry that is showing no signs of reaching a resolution over the summer. The standoff between writers in the Writers Guild of America (WGA) and studio chiefs represented by the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) started in May, and […]
VOX: 340,000 UPS workers could go on strike July 31. Here’s what it means.
When UPS workers last went on strike in 1997, the New York Times reported that the labor stoppage “created myriad inconveniences, large and small, for companies and consumers across the nation” and “largely crippled” the company. It lasted 15 days before the delivery company acceded to many of the union’s demands. Now, UPS workers are […]
Five things to know about UPS strike as Teamsters contract talks fail
Talks between shipping giant the United Parcel Service (UPS) and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters fell apart last week, upping the possibility that the union could strike in a massive walkout when their current contract expires at the end of this month. The union, which represents roughly 340,000 members working for UPS, voted last month […]
Oregon expands free health insurance to all residents regardless of immigration status
Oregon has expanded free health insurance that mirrors Medicaid to all residents who qualify, regardless of their immigration status. The move took effect July 1. It marks an expansion of a Medicaid-type program for immigrants last year for residents who don’t qualify for the Oregon Health Plan because of their immigration status. The program, Healthier […]
OPB: Federal appeals court refuses to rehear Grants Pass homelessness case
The original 2020 decision had implications for regulating homelessness across the West.Wednesday’s ruling stems from a decision in July 2020, when a court in Medford decided that Grants Pass’s ordinances regulating homelessness were unconstitutional, due to what they considered cruel and unusual punishment and excessive fines. The city appealed that decision to the 9th Circuit […]