Hollywood agents suspended as strike drags on
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Two months into the  Hollywood writers strike, International Creative Management has  become the first major talent agency to suspend employees under  force majeure -- or "act of God" -- clauses in their contracts.
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The British government's cultural arm, caught in a political row between London and Moscow, said on Thursday its Russian regional offices had halted work because local staff were being interviewed by Russia's security service.
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Euphoria over returning to work quickly gave way to workaday cold sweats as Hollywood writers resumed the daily grind of cranking out scripts after a three-month strike.
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The Academy Awards presentation is still two months away but the world's top film awards ceremony found itself embroiled on Tuesday in the worst Hollywood labor clash in two decades. The screenwriters union, on strike since November 5 against major mov...
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An unfair labor practices complaint filed against Hollywood studios is a bid to force them back to the negotiating table with striking writers, guild leaders said
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Striking film and television writers on Thursday canceled their own awards dinner, becoming the latest casualty in the ongoing labor dispute with Hollywood producers.
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Organisers trying to overturn court decision suspending free show over security concerns.
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Hollywood stars George Clooney, Robert De Niro, Tom Hanks and Meryl Streep are urging the Screen Actors Guild to start talks for a new labor contract as soon as possible in order to avert a strike.
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LOS ANGELES  - Striking Hollywood screenwriters must turn in their unfinished projects by Friday so that union officials can ensure they don't secretly work for studios during the walkout, which is expected to be lengthy.
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Jury deliberations in Phil Spector's murder trial remained suspended Thursday as the judge struggled to help the deadlocked panel reach a verdict.
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ANAHEIM -- Entering the last week of a red-hot division race that is still uphill for them, the Anaheim Angels suspended their second-biggest run producer for showing up the team.
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The Directors Guild of America said Thursday it will hold off on contract negotiations with studios for now but could start talks after New Year's Day.
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Euphoria over returning to work quickly gave way to workaday cold sweats as Hollywood writers resumed the daily grind of cranking out scripts after a three-month strike
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With strike jitters running high in  Hollywood, screenwriters and studio executives resumed contract  talks on Wednesday, nine weeks after the two sides exchanged  proposals and retreated to neutral corners.
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Zurich Financial Services said Friday it has suspended several employees in the United States as part of an internal review tied to a wider industry investigation of insurance broker Marsh & McLennan Companies ...
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A strike halted production on Wednesday at U.S. car maker Ford's  plant near St Petersburg, one of the biggest in Russia owned by a foreign auto maker, after a months-long dispute over pay and conditions.
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Hollywood's studio moguls issue a statement of unity as the US writers' strike continues.