Members of the screenwriters union have ratified a four-year agreement with Hollywood studios. Union leaders said Friday that 90% voted to approve the deal. This move ends a surprisingly smooth process compared with the prolonged strike of 2023. The agreement involves the Writers Guild of America West, Writers Guild of America East and Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers. It lasts for four years instead of the typical three Union leaders emphasized gains in health coverage and minimum pay hikes, especially for comedy and variety writers. Actors are still negotiating their new contract.

PYEONGTAEK, South Korea (AP) — Thousands of Samsung Electronics workers rallied Thursday at its computer chip complex in Pyeongtaek, South Kor…

Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer is out of President Donald Trump’s Cabinet after multiple allegations of abusing her position, including an affair with a subordinate and drinking on the job. She is the third Trump Cabinet member to leave recently. Reports of investigations into her conduct began surfacing in January. A New York Times report last Wednesday revealed that the Labor Department’s inspector general was reviewing inappropriate communications involving Chavez-DeRemer and her aides. The White House initially dismissed the allegations, but as more emerged, her job security became uncertain. At least four Labor Department officials have already been forced from their jobs as the investigation progressed.

NEW YORK (AP) — Union leaders representing thousands of New York City apartment house doorpersons, superintendents and other workers said Frid…