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Synonyms and antonyms of the word: work stoppage

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As the WGA hits the two-month mark of its work stoppage over a contract dispute with studios, and SAG-AFTRA is down to the wire on its decision to strike, the powerful local hospitality union UNITE HERE Local 11 has announced its own walkout.

Source: https://biztoc.com/x/fd42868f6b3f4f50?ref=ff

As the writers' and actors' unions seek fair pay from the studios, AMC Networks CEO Kristin Dolan says the work stoppage won't begin to impact AMC programming until "well into 2024."

Source: https://comicbook.com/tv-shows/news/the-walking-dead-spinoffs-writers-actors-strike-amc-networks-2024/

“A work stoppage of three weeks or more,” Fiorani said, “would quickly drain the excess supply, raising vehicle prices and pushing more sales to non-union brands,” Fiorani said.

Source: https://federalnewsnetwork.com/business-news/2023/09/why-the-united-auto-workers-union-is-poised-to-strike-major-us-car-makers-this-week/

Goldberg said it is crucial for teachers to prepare appropriate work for students — and they still have time to do so before the work stoppage.

Source: https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-03-17/how-lausd-is-preparing-420-000-students-and-their-families-for-a-three-day-strike

He said Tamworth union members had already conducted a 24-hour work stoppage, but it had not been enough to get Qantas to budge, so members are now considering more drastic measures.

Source: https://www.northerndailyleader.com.au/story/8367480/tamworth-qantas-workers-lowest-paid-in-the-industry-union-takes-action/?src=rss

In historic fashion, the SAG-AFTRA and Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) failed to reach a deal before the deadline, resulting in an industry-wide work stoppage for actors.

Source: https://screenrant.com/young-sheldon-season-7-updates-actors-strike-response/

There’s a whole lot of consequences if labor jumps the gun and starts a work stoppage before the railway Labor Act says that they can.

Source: https://therealnews.com/he-tried-to-raise-the-alarm-about-railroad-safety-then-he-got-fired

The SAG-AFTRA union, comprising 160,000 members from actors to stunt performers, joined the writers in July, calling for a work stoppage and putting Hollywood into two simultaneous strikes for the first time in 63 years.

Source: https://gazette.com/news/us-world/striking-writers-hollywood-studios-to-meet-on-sunday-as-talks-stretch-on/article_f7336f62-94f4-5b48-8ff2-ed9d6ee530d3.html

The tentative deal comes after federal Labour Minister Seamus O’Regan ordered a mediator to issue terms of possible settlement earlier this week, saying the gap in the deadlocked talks was “not sufficient to justify a continued work stoppage.”

Source: https://www.100milefreepress.net/business/tentative-deal-reached-in-b-c-port-strike/

The The Screen Actors Guild - American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) announced on Thursday afternoon that it had officially voted for a work stoppage to begin at midnight, with 160,000 actors downing tools.

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-12303527/Tammin-Sursok-defends-Hollywood-writer-actor-strike.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

The Writers Guild of America strike that began on May 2 also marked the union's first work stoppage since 2007, when a three-month strike cost motion picture and television industries an estimated $2.1 billion in output.

Source: https://www.nexttv.com/news/wga-enters-month-4-on-the-picket-lines-there-is-physical-fatigue-one-writer-says-but-everybody-is-still-very-mad

The writers’ strike a little over a month ago, but the actors’ work stoppage has continued to grind on, leaving thousands out of work for close to six months.

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/04/business/media/actors-strike-final-offer.html

Wini McKay, co-owner of Riverside-based prop house L.A. Circus, plans to focus on businesses not affected by the work stoppage, such as events and music videos.

Source: https://www.bostonherald.com/2023/05/06/l-a-business-brace-for-ripple-effects-of-hollywood-writers-strike/