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My job is about to shut down and I hope I can get by on unemployment. Good luck to the writers but this sucks. Hopefully they find quick success and my union is inspired enough to go for bigger pay raises so we aren’t falling behind actual cost of living increases every year. Just kidding, that won’t happen.  sorry, just panicking a little here right now
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seaborgium posted:Based on stories I've seen on twitter, a lot of the Teamsters are contractually protected if they decide not to cross a picket. And they do take advantage of that because lets be honest, nothing better than getting paid to sit around all day. To the best of my knowledge the teamsters affected by the strike get paid as soon as they leave their homes so they get paid no matter what happens. Most of the other unions don’t have contracts like that and if you choose not to cross a line you don’t start your day and might not get paid. There’s a lot of dubious behavior going on these days regarding line crossing, I won’t get into it that much but it’s a drag.
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Tree Reformat posted:I'd settle for the complete collapse of the US entertainment industry.  I have no other marketable skills though?
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Yeah their data must be insane. They know where people give up on shows, when they rewind scenes, when they rewatch episodes. I’d love to see some visualization of it all, it has to be fascinating. E- hey whoops there’s more posts since this one, my bad LividLiquid posted:The Youtube model. Raw number of views, time watched, and viewer retention across episodes and seasons.
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DarklyDreaming posted:Openly vandalizing public property and potentially facing massive fines to own the libs Sadly a code enforcement citation doesn’t sound as bad as the full weight of tree law https://twitter.com/lacontroller/status/1681456466732130304?s=46&t=oql5ML5-7u4J72W8bn7HAw I hope I’m wrong
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Happy for the writers, optimistic for the actors. Spoilered for negativity amidst happy news. Don’t read it Pessimistic about my own union fighting for pay increases and safety/quality of life improvements. Our membership loves undermining our own collective power. Work will start back up and it’ll be the same as before, only more rushed. I will be happy to get paid but don’t share the desire to unquestioningly work myself to death that so many of my brothers and sisters have.
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abelwingnut posted:https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/writers-guild-strike-end-1235600992/ Aren’t they going to honor the actors’ picket lines?
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Snowy posted:Aren’t they going to honor the actors’ picket lines? Seriously though, the NYTimes is saying the writers begin going back to work on Wednesday. The sooner the better so I can get back to work eventually, but why are they supposedly going to cross the SAG lines now? I must be missing something
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Maxwell Lord posted:I imagine most of those writers are not working on set. I’m not sure how many offices are being picketed, SAG is more concerned with filming not taking place. E- nm Snowy fucked around with this message at 04:43 on Sep 27, 2023 |
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kurona_bright posted:I'm not sure if WGA can continue to strike for SAG's sake when they've already struck a deal -- it might count as a solidarity strike, which is illegal in the US according to Wikipedia. I am definitely not an expert on labor law, so if someone else knows better please correct me You don’t need to be on strike to not take a job, but yes I think you’re right about solidarity strikes.
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