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IATSE announces that all 60,000 crew members will begin a nationwide strike on Monday
Posted on 10/13/21 at 10:43 am
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Posted on 10/13/21 at 10:46 am to Jason_EZ
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Union members say they are forced to work excessive hours and are not given reasonable rest via meal breaks and sufficient time off between shifts. Leaders say the lowest paid crafts get unlivable wages. And streamers like Netflix, Apple and Amazon are allowed to pay even less under previous agreements that allowed them more flexibility when they were up-and-comers.
Posted on 10/13/21 at 10:58 am to Fewer Kilometers
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And streamers like Netflix, Apple and Amazon are allowed to pay even less under previous agreements that allowed them more flexibility when they were up-and-comers.
So they are mad that they negotiated poorly in the first instance? Sounds like the strike may breach their agreements.
Posted on 10/13/21 at 10:59 am to Fewer Kilometers
meh that's not entirely accurate. It's based on membership numbers which Netflix and Amazon have surpassed. They aren't paying less.
Apple is the biggest one they are attacking over this.
Apple is the biggest one they are attacking over this.
Posted on 10/13/21 at 11:10 am to Jason_EZ
This has been coming for awhile now, I was wondering when it would be made public.
Posted on 10/13/21 at 11:13 am to Jason_EZ
I fully support this strike. An ex of mine used to work on film crews as a costumer and script supervisor. The hours were murder for what she was paid. She had considered making it a career and joining the union, but instead found more conventional work with stable hours.
Posted on 10/13/21 at 11:18 am to Jason_EZ
Who will be the first multi millionaire actor/actress to come out in support, while not donating anything of note other than a twitter post.
Posted on 10/13/21 at 11:28 am to kywildcatfanone
quote:Ed Asner would be out there picketing with them.
Who will be the first multi millionaire actor/actress to come out in support, while not donating anything of note other than a twitter post.
Kristen Stewart would give him a solidarity nod from the back of her limo as she drove through the union line.
This post was edited on 10/13/21 at 12:34 pm
Posted on 10/13/21 at 11:51 am to FalseProphet
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So they are mad that they negotiated poorly in the first instance? Sounds like the strike may breach their agreements.
The agreements are up for renewal. That is why we are hearing about it now. Honestly they've got a pretty good cause for some red arse. Streaming is hardly a start up media anymore and the hours can be back breaking.
The smart thing for the studios and media companies to do would be to agree and lock in a long term agreement. Of course, this being the real world, we will instead get to watch as the studios lose hundreds of millions of dollars to save a few million.
Posted on 10/13/21 at 2:04 pm to FalseProphet
quote:lol dummy
So they are mad that they negotiated poorly in the first instance? Sounds like the strike may breach their agreements.
Posted on 10/13/21 at 4:27 pm to Fewer Kilometers
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Ed Asner would be out there picketing with them.
Too soon (but he was as red as they got).
Posted on 10/13/21 at 4:56 pm to Jason_EZ
Anyone who has spent time on a film set knows the IA is full of shite.
I spend about half my week on sets. A full day of work on a film set consists of about 40 minutes of actual work, and 7 hours and 20 minutes in crafty.
Maybe the producer's would offer more if the union didnt require literally dozens of people to be paid for standing around and doing nothing most of the day.
I spend about half my week on sets. A full day of work on a film set consists of about 40 minutes of actual work, and 7 hours and 20 minutes in crafty.
Maybe the producer's would offer more if the union didnt require literally dozens of people to be paid for standing around and doing nothing most of the day.
Posted on 10/13/21 at 5:30 pm to BlackAdam
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Posted on 10/13/21 at 7:36 pm to kingbob
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The hours were murder for what she was paid. She had considered making it a career and joining the union, but instead found more conventional work with stable hours.
So the labor market worked. Its never been easier to get a job. If you want to have an artsy job don't expect to get paid like a skilled baw.
Posted on 10/13/21 at 9:17 pm to Poker_hog
You mean the artsy members of the art department that are often architects / skilled illustrators who start at no less than $50 an hour ?
If the strike happens Monday, which I anticipate …. A key indicator of its longevity will be the actors support.
Personally - I’m in a strange spot filming in asia with only 6 shooting days left as of Monday. If we pause - the studio suddenly has two pretty big actors sitting around. These kinds of expensive scenarios I think will lead to a deal.
If the strike happens Monday, which I anticipate …. A key indicator of its longevity will be the actors support.
Personally - I’m in a strange spot filming in asia with only 6 shooting days left as of Monday. If we pause - the studio suddenly has two pretty big actors sitting around. These kinds of expensive scenarios I think will lead to a deal.
Posted on 10/13/21 at 11:46 pm to FalseProphet
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So they are mad that they negotiated poorly in the first instance? Sounds like the strike may breach their agreements
They negotiate digital media contracts when netflix was producing $5 million indie junk.
The contract is up, the media landscape has changed wildly, and workers are sick of Disney getting a digital media discount for things it can decide to put out on disney+ or in theaters.
Disney and similar companies not budging in the negotiations on this digital media discount is bullshite. Digital media seems to be the majority of the industry. There should no longer be a discount, and everyone knows it.
Posted on 10/13/21 at 11:49 pm to TomBuchanan
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It's amazing how many useless people there are on a set.
This is stupid. Film sets have massive sets and massive teams. The nature of a film set dictates there will be downtime. The crane operator waiting for a director to solve a problem might just sit around waiting while that problem is being solved, but that operator is not useless.
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Old film sets had a few dozen people there, everyone had an actual role.
This has always been and still is true for small movies. This has never been true for big budget studio movies.
Posted on 10/14/21 at 12:55 am to Jay Are
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Posted on 10/14/21 at 7:05 am to Jay Are
quote:yeah, that guy has no idea what he's talking about
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It's amazing how many useless people there are on a set.
This is stupid. Film sets have massive sets and massive teams. The nature of a film set dictates there will be downtime. The crane operator waiting for a director to solve a problem might just sit around waiting while that problem is being solved, but that operator is not useless.
if there are a bunch of useless people on a set, they are min. wage PAs
Posted on 10/14/21 at 8:09 am to GreatLakesTiger24
And producers … the highest and the lowest paid
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