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  • June 2018

Equity in the News June 2018

  1. Broadway.News: Broadway unions speak out against Supreme Court ruling

    Equity News Staff – Thu, 28 Jun 2018 12:00:00 GMT – 0

    Actors’ Equity Association and the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society are speaking out against the Supreme Court ruling on public unions, as organized labor groups face political pressure across the country.

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  2. BroadwayWorld: Actors' Equity Releases Statement on Supreme Court Verdict in Janus v. AFSCME

    Equity News Staff – Thu, 28 Jun 2018 12:00:00 GMT – 0

    Mary McColl, Executive Director of Actors' Equity Association, the national labor union representing more than 51,000 professional actors and stage managers, released the following statement after the Supreme Court issued its ruling in Janus v. AFSCME.

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  3. Deadline: Hollywood Unions Slam Supreme Court’s “Shameful” Janus Ruling

    Equity News Staff – Thu, 28 Jun 2018 12:00:00 GMT – 0

    As organized labor was left reeling from today’s Supreme Court’s decision in Janus v. AFSCME that public service employees don’t have to pay union fees, Hollywood guilds planted a flag of defiance.

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  4. American Theatre: Theatre Unions Rebuke SCOTUS Union Fee Decision

    Equity News Staff – Thu, 28 Jun 2018 12:00:00 GMT – 0

    On Wednesday, June 27, the Supreme Court issued a ruling on the case of Janus v. AFSCME. The majority opinion stated that public employees do not have to pay mandatory agency fees to unions, even if they benefit from the actions of those unions. Those fees usually cover the costs of collective bargaining, and are separate from the dues paid by members.

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  5. New York Daily News: Supreme Court ruling seen as devastating blow to unions

    Equity News Staff – Thu, 28 Jun 2018 12:00:00 GMT – 0

    Labor unions across the country were dealt a devastating blow Wednesday with a landmark Supreme Court ruling that will have profound effects on organized workers.

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  6. Playbill: Once On This Island to Receive 12th Annual ACCA Award for Outstanding Broadway Chorus

    Equity News Staff – Thu, 14 Jun 2018 12:00:00 GMT – 0

    Actors' Equity Association announced that Once On This Island— the 2018 Tony winner for Best Revival of a Musical—will receive the 12th annual “ACCA” Award for Outstanding Broadway Chorus.

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    • Playbill
  7. Broadway.com: Tony Winner Once On This Island Named Recipient of Equity Award for Outstanding Broadway Chorus

    Equity News Staff – Thu, 14 Jun 2018 12:00:00 GMT – 0

    This is quite the week for the company of Broadway's Once On This Island! On Sunday night, the production was named the 2018 Tony winner for Best Musical Revival, and now the show's chorus has been honored with Actors' Equity's 12th annual Outstanding Broadway Chorus Award.

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    • BroadwayCom
  8. Broadway.News: ‘Once on This Island’ wins Equity’s outstanding chorus award

    Equity News Staff – Thu, 14 Jun 2018 12:00:00 GMT – 0

    Coming off of its Tony win for best revival of a musical, “Once on This Island” is receiving more acclaim.

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    • Broadway News
  9. Theatermania: Once on This Island Wins ACCA Award for Outstanding Broadway Chorus

    Equity News Staff – Thu, 14 Jun 2018 12:00:00 GMT – 0

    The Actors' Equity Association has announced that Once on This Island will receive the 12th annual "ACCA" Award for Outstanding Broadway Chorus. Presented by Equity's Advisory Committee on Chorus Affairs (ACCA), the ACCA Award is the only industry accolade of its kind to honor the distinctive talents and contributions made by the original chorus members of a Broadway musical.

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    • Theatermania
  10. NPR: A Campaign For 'Often The Hardest-Working People On Stage' — The Chorus

    Equity News Staff – Sun, 10 Jun 2018 16:00:00 GMT – 0

    Remember A Chorus Line? The immensely popular 1975 musical looked at the stories of some of the people who often work completely anonymously on Broadway.

    Tonight, the 2018 Tony Awards — Broadway's highest honors — will be handed out in a ceremony at Radio City Music Hall. Lead and featured actors in plays and musicals will win prizes.

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    • NPR
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