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The National Labor Relations Board will hold a hearing on May 7 to review objections to a recent union election at one of Amazon’s Alabama warehouses, the union that led the campaign said Tuesday.

To the dismay of worker advocates in the United States and around the world, Amazon warehouse workers in Alabama failed to unionize earlier this month, losing by a vote of 1,798 to 738. Not only is the loss a heavy blow to the union movement, but it shines a much-needed spotlight on several major problems with America's economic and labor landscape.

'Being the Ricardos,' which stars Nicole Kidman and Javier Bardem, had planned to film at the Los Angeles hotel, which faces widespread claims of racial discrimination and sexual misconduct from former staffers.

Cast diversity in films “skyrocketed” last year, according to the latest inclusion report from UCLA. “People of color and women made tremendous strides among film leads since the last report, cementing 2020 as a watershed moment for diversity,” the study says.

EXCLUSIVE: Here’s another indication that the town is going back to some form of normalcy after more than year of lockdown from Covid: UTA CEO Jeremy Zimmer sent a note to staffers today that employees can begin to work in agency’s offices again starting mid-June.

At a time when the labor movement in the United States has been facing formidable challenges, majorities of Americans see the long-term decline in the share of workers represented by unions as a bad thing for both the country and working people in the U.S., according to a Pew Research Center survey conducted April 5-11.

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The lopsided vote against a union at Amazon’s warehouse in Bessemer, Ala., was a major disappointment to organized labor, which regards the fight with Amazon as central to labor’s survival. Yet the defeat doesn’t mark the end of the campaign against Amazon so much as a shift in strategy.

As doctors and health professionals race against Covid-19 vaccination skepticism, some Hollywood producers, writers and showrunners are betting that inputting vaccines into television storylines can help curb widespread misinformation.

Easterseals Southern California has teamed once again with IMDbPro for the latest phase of their ongoing work to support and create visibility and opportunities for entertainment professionals in the disability community.