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Sunday, May 3, 2026
By Fronnie Lewis Sunday, May 3, 2026
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SAG-AFTRA reaches tentative agreement with Hollywood studios

Business/SAG-AFTRA Tentative Agreement—     Negotiations between SAG-AFTRA and the AMPTP hit the fast track and have resulted in a deal. In a joint statement posted on their websites, they announced a tentative agreement yesterday.  Those contract talks began with a soft launch back in February and apparently got down to serious business last month. No details just yet. However, […]
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Friday, May 1, 2026
By Public News Service Friday, May 1, 2026
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May Day demonstrations in CA and across US

USA/May Day—   By Suzanne Potter, producer, California News Service, a bureau of Public News Service.   Today is May Day – also known as International Workers’ Day – and this year, gatherings in California and across the United States will call for immigration reform and policies that improve affordability and defend democracy. Union organizers are calling out cuts under the Department […]
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Tuesday, April 14, 2026
Photo: FLLewis / Media City G -- Walt Disney Studios entrance on Buena Vista Street Burbank April 12, 2018
By Fronnie Lewis Tuesday, April 14, 2026
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Disney begins laying off hundreds of employees

ENTERTAINMENT/Layoffs— The new Disney CEO calls it “streamlining” our operations. No matter what you call it. Hundreds of employees are losing their jobs, and that’s downright painful. Some reports say the number is as high as a thousand people being let go. CEO Josh D’Amaro reportedly sent a memo to employees this morning announcing the layoffs were underway and that […]
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Monday, March 23, 2026
By Public News Service Monday, March 23, 2026
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California has a problem with fraud in temporary staffing agencies

CA/Fraud in Temp. Employment Industry—   Suzanne Potter, producer, California News Service, a bureau of Public News Service.   The temporary staffing industry in California is plagued by wage and insurance fraud, with cases piling up in recent years, according to legal experts. In January, a judge fined a company called Man Staffing in Ventura $650,000 for failing to provide workers’ compensation […]
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Friday, March 6, 2026
By Public News Service Friday, March 6, 2026
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The nation’s top low-wage employers and the affordability crisis

Labor/Low-Wages—   Eric Galatas, producer, Colorado News Connection, bureau of Public News Service.   The debate over the nation’s persistent affordability crisis has mostly focused on the rising costs of such essentials as housing, groceries, and health care. But a new report digs into the other side of that equation: low worker wages. While companies such as Amazon, FedEx, Target, […]
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Monday, February 23, 2026
By Guest Contributor Monday, February 23, 2026
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Hallmark Media moves to Burbank

Entertainment/Business—     Hallmark Media Moves to Burbank’s Media District   Burbank, CA (February 23, 2026) – The City of Burbank is excited to welcome Hallmark Media as the company establishes operations in the Media District at 3300 W. Olive Avenue. The company’s new office space spans approximately 60,000 square feet and adds more than 200 employees to the City’s robust […]
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Monday, February 16, 2026
By Public News Service Monday, February 16, 2026
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Assault on diversity making it harder for Black women to find or keep a job

USA/Employment—    Judith Ruiz-Branch, producer, Illinois News Connection, a bureau of Public News Service.   As the Trump administration continues with its priority of dismantling diversity, equity, and inclusion policies, thousands of Black women in Illinois and nationwide are losing their jobs. Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics show the unemployment rate for Black women was at 7.3% at the end of […]
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Thursday, January 15, 2026
By Public News Service Thursday, January 15, 2026
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Political climate making job search tougher for trans folks

Job Market     Roz Brown, producer, California News Service, a bureau of Public News Service.   A majority of American adults express support for policies that protect transgender people from discrimination, but many in the trans community still struggle to find a job. About 2.1 million American adults identify as transgender, according to UCLA’s Williams Institute. The Pew Research Center […]
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