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  1. ACTORS’ EQUITY ASSOCIATION URGES PENNSYLVANIA LEADERS TO NOT SLASH ARTS FUNDING THAT WILL HELP THE ENTIRE STATE'S ECONOMY RECOVER

    Geselowitz, Gabriela – Wed, 13 May 2020 20:11:00 GMT – 0

    Actors’ Equity Association – the national union for professional stage actors and stage managers working in live theater – released the following statement in reaction to media reports that Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf announced he would be retracting grants awarded to arts institutions statewide. Following that, Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney proposed the elimination of the city’s Office of Arts, Culture and the Creative Economy.

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    • Coronavirus
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  2. ACTORS’ EQUITY THANKS CONGRESS FOR INCLUDING ARTS WORKERS IN THE CARES ACT

    Geselowitz, Gabriela – Fri, 27 Mar 2020 17:32:00 GMT – 0

    Bill Boosts Weekly Unemployment Benefit by $600 and Includes New Triggers to File for Unemployment for Those Who Accepted Offers for Productions Postponed by COVID-19 Before Work Started

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  3. IMPORTANT STEP: SENATE PROPOSAL EXPANDS ACCESS TO UNEMPLOYMENT PROTECTIONS FOR ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT WORKERS

    Geselowitz, Gabriela – Tue, 24 Mar 2020 18:39:00 GMT – 0

    Senate Bill Boosts Weekly Unemployment Benefit by $600 and Includes New Triggers to File for Unemployment for Those Who Accepted Offers But Productions Were Postponed by COVID-19 Before They Started Work

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  4. THE COALITION OF BROADWAY UNIONS AND GUILDS (COBUG) CALLS ON NEW YORK CITY AND STATE TO PROVIDE EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE TO ARTS WORKERS IMPACTED BY COVID-19

    Geselowitz, Gabriela – Wed, 18 Mar 2020 20:24:00 GMT – 0

    In response to the public health crisis brought on by COVID-19 (coronavirus), members of the Coalition of Broadway Unions and Guilds (COBUG) issued the following statement.

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  5. WITH BROADWAY PERFORMANCES SUSPENDED, WE MUST FOCUS ON PROTECTING WORKERS WHO WILL BE DISPLACED

    Geselowitz, Gabriela – Thu, 12 Mar 2020 20:41:00 GMT – 0

    Gov. Cuomo has taken an important step; now New York and Congress must focus on protecting thousands of arts workers who will be displaced.

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  6. IN RESPONSE TO LIMITING PUBLIC GATHERINGS, EQUITY SAYS ASSISTANCE NEEDED FOR THOSE WHOSE LIVELIHOOD DEPENDS ON ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT

    Geselowitz, Gabriela – Wed, 11 Mar 2020 18:46:00 GMT – 0

    Kate Shindle, President of Actors' Equity Association, the national labor union representing professional actors and stage managers in live theatre, released the following statement in reaction to the District of Columbia, the Bay Area and Washington Gov. Jay Inslee limiting public gatherings:

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  7. ACTORS’ EQUITY STATEMENT ON GONZALEZ AND SMITH REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL NONPROFIT ARTS FUNDING

    Geselowitz, Gabriela – Thu, 06 Feb 2020 19:49:00 GMT – 0

    Actors’ Equity Association, the national labor union representing more than 51,000 actors and stage managers, has released the following statement in reaction to reports that Rep. Lorena Gonzalez and Rep. Christy Smith will seek $20 million in additional public arts funding for small nonprofits in the next budget.

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  8. New Survey of California Theatre Performers Shows Tougher Employee Protections Have Long Been Needed

    Geselowitz, Gabriela – Tue, 04 Feb 2020 19:28:00 GMT – 0

    More than 80 percent of nonunion actors and stage managers in California have been misclassified as independent contractors and asked to work for less than minimum wage

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  9. Actors' Equity Association Statement on Gov. Newsom’s Budget Proposal

    Geselowitz, Gabriela – Mon, 13 Jan 2020 15:10:00 GMT – 0

    California Should be a Leader in Arts Funding

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  10. Actors’ Equity Applauds Bipartisan Funding Increase for the National Endowment for the Arts

    Levy, David – Fri, 20 Dec 2019 17:34:00 GMT – 0

    Kate Shindle, President of Actors' Equity Association, the national labor union representing professional actors and stage managers in live theatre, released the following statement in response to reports that the new spending deal approved by the House and Senate this week raises funding for the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) to $162.5 million in the new government funding bill.

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