Union members said previous contracts allowed their employers to force them to work excessive hours and deny them reasonable rest via meal breaks and sufficient time off between shifts. Leaders said the lowest paid crafts were receiving unlivable wages and streaming outlets including Netflix, Apple and Amazon were allowed to work them even harder for less money.The union reported on Oct.
A Monday strike deadline was set on Wednesday when talks stagnated, but the union said subsequent negotiations were productive. It would have been the first nationwide strike in the 128-year history of IATSE, and would have affected not just the Los Angeles area and New York but growing production hubs like Georgia, New Mexico and Colorado.
During negotiations, many prominent names in entertainment spoke out in favor of the union’s demands, including Octavia Spencer, Mindy Kaling and Jane Fonda. The Directors Guild of America issued a statement of solidarity too, signed by the likes of Steven Spielberg, Christopher Nolan, Barry Jenkins, Ron Howard and Ava DuVernay.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqku45tpKb8
UnionStrong
AP News editor's where is the money? Epic 400 Billion reportedly scammed from Covid 19 relief fund.
What was the deal…? What did the union get in return?
That's good. If people didn't get their shows they might realize what pickle their in. phew closeone
They could go on strike and it could last for years and I would never notice nor give a crap !
3 % raise per year, w/5% percent inflation is a wage cut. 14 hour days is not 8 hours or even the minimum 12 that workers expected and 54 hours weekends mean Fraturdays are still here. Rotten deal.
Nobody cares.
Damn, as happy as I am they made a deal, the trouble it would have caused if they actually made it to the strike could have really helped disrupt shit and could have helped all steiling workers
I still don’t know all the details yet, but this is a step in the right direction for us. Leadership has given up so much just to get contracts signed over the past 20 years. This should be the start to turn things back to where they were.
I wouldn’t count on it. Expect a NO vote from membership.
*Reminder: Members still must vote whether to ratify the contract or not.
lesgo
After COVID the studios & stations decided to forgo a little bit of their profit to pay fair wages.
Great that they’re talking & trying to work together to improveworkingconditions.
Not “just as”, “because of”.
Oh a strike of film and television crews is going tostrike fear into the hearts of everyone 🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂
Needed to keep the masses distracted
What a shame that would’ve been
NY IATSE theater ppl are breathing a sigh of relief.
I hope they got what they want and deserve.
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Source: AP - 🏆 728. / 51 Read more »
Source: CNBC - 🏆 12. / 72 Read more »
Source: Variety - 🏆 108. / 63 Read more »
Source: DEADLINE - 🏆 109. / 63 Read more »
Source: Slate - 🏆 716. / 51 Read more »
Source: latimes - 🏆 11. / 82 Read more »