The traditional structure has sometimes pitted women complaining of misconduct against the unions that are supposed to protect them, she said. Now some unions are rethinking their approaches, particularly in the high-profile fields of arts and entertainment. After the producer Harvey Weinstein was accused of sexual harassment and assaults by numerous actors, SAG-Aftra, the screen actors union, issued an expansive new code of conduct to prevent sexual harassment. Actors’ Equity, which represents 51,000 theater actors and stage managers, recently announced a new anonymous hotline for members to report harassment and bullying. It set up a hotline for members to report harassment, and now assigns separate staff members to represent each side in member-on-member disputes (a procedure Actors’ Equity has long used).

Source: New York Times May 17, 2019 08:01 UTC