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Maybe a lot of re runs are in our futures ? What say you RDP
I do feel for all the employees going on Strike, But FUCK TV!
Here is what my uncle reposted a few minutes ago on FB. He works in the Grip Dept at Paramount -
#repost
Friends and family across the country- there is a very real possibility that Hollywood unions, the IATSE, will go on strike. This would halt almost all film and television production across the entire United States. This is a historic move, and frankly a necessary one.
Many of you are probably annoyed that you’ve cut the cable cord, only to now be paying basically the same amount for a multitude of streaming services.
We however are more than annoyed that these streaming services, which nearly everyone has, and which are owned by some of the richest corporations on the planet, are pretending that it’s still an unknown business model that they don’t know if they can make money from.
They want to pay us less to work on streaming shows than for shows that air on TV. They want to work us longer hours, and shorter weekends. They want to contribute less to our pension and health plans for streaming movies than they do for films that have a traditional theatrical release. They don’t even want to let us break for lunch during a 12+ hour work day…
On top of all that, AppleTV+ is asking for a discount on our rates because they have less subscribers than the others, even though Ted Lasso just won all the Emmys last night.
This situation has reached a breaking point. The studios have decided to no longer negotiate, and therefore, our leadership has decided to call for a strike authorization vote. It’s possible that this vote could lead to the producers offering us a fair contract to avoid a strike. Or it’s possible that we will have to strike for what we need.
I hope that you’ll stand with us in this fight.
In Solidarity…
#IASolidarity
Here is what my uncle reposted a few minutes ago on FB. He works in the Grip Dept at Paramount -
#repost
Friends and family across the country- there is a very real possibility that Hollywood unions, the IATSE, will go on strike. This would halt almost all film and television production across the entire United States. This is a historic move, and frankly a necessary one.
Many of you are probably annoyed that you’ve cut the cable cord, only to now be paying basically the same amount for a multitude of streaming services.
We however are more than annoyed that these streaming services, which nearly everyone has, and which are owned by some of the richest corporations on the planet, are pretending that it’s still an unknown business model that they don’t know if they can make money from.
They want to pay us less to work on streaming shows than for shows that air on TV. They want to work us longer hours, and shorter weekends. They want to contribute less to our pension and health plans for streaming movies than they do for films that have a traditional theatrical release. They don’t even want to let us break for lunch during a 12+ hour work day…
On top of all that, AppleTV+ is asking for a discount on our rates because they have less subscribers than the others, even though Ted Lasso just won all the Emmys last night.
This situation has reached a breaking point. The studios have decided to no longer negotiate, and therefore, our leadership has decided to call for a strike authorization vote. It’s possible that this vote could lead to the producers offering us a fair contract to avoid a strike. Or it’s possible that we will have to strike for what we need.
I hope that you’ll stand with us in this fight.
In Solidarity…
#IASolidarity
Fucking great
We survived covid with 8 months of no income
Now this
We have a lot of shows that are union this could be devastating
Looks like I picked the wrong time to go big and buy an expensive boat
or on the other hand maybe I’ll have more time to use it
look at me being glass is half full
Well DUHYes, and your glass is half full of Vodka!! LOL
I'm not saying this to anyone directly, but what did you fuckin expect? Hollywood elites and studios have ran around thinking they ran the place for what a century? Patting itself on the back the entire way with no real leadership or direction, or competition.
Now you have some of the biggest companies on earth into creating content. They don't have unions, they don't want unions, they will outsource and replace everything they can. What makes you think their business model for content creation will be any different? Everyone is gonna bend a knee or get kneecapped because traditional content delivery is dying. The streaming services are outspending the networks and winning all the awards and creating the best content right now.
How stupid is it that NBC hosts an awards show and gives all the awards to all of its content delivery competitors
Was wondering your take on this. I know you and your crew have been through a lot. But at the end of the day, you have to get paid. I’m Willing to bote bitch for gas money!!Fucking great
We survived covid with 8 months of no income
Now this
We have a lot of shows that are union this could be devastating
Looks like I picked the wrong time to go big and buy an expensive boat
or on the other hand maybe I’ll have more time to use it
look at me being glass is half full
My only concern for all this is that I have a LOT of friends that are in those unions. A prolonged strike would devastate a lot of them. My cousin is supposed to come out here to Tucson to start filming something. If they approve this strike, I doubt that is going to happen.
I hope we authorize a strike . That doesn't mean we go on strike right away it just tells the producers that were not happy with their proposal and hope they come back to the negotiations .
A little something that most of you don't know is :
We gave streaming ( producer's call it New Media ) a break on hourly rates , they don't pay into our retirement , no vacation pay or holiday pay till they figured out if it would be profitable and we think it is . We just want them to pay like network TV since it's not New Media anymore , they are raking in the money .
We also want longer turn arounds . Right now we work 12 plus hours a day and only get 10 hours off . Not much time to sleep after drive to and from work , have dinner , shower , spend a few minutes with family etc . Most never get more than 5-6 hous of good sleep a night and work 70 to 90 hours a week with start times different every day .
We would also like to get the cost of living raise once a year . The Producer's only want to give us 2.5% . Hardly the cost of living each year .
The producers also want us to work with French Hours , for those of you who don't know that is no break for lunch , you must eat while you work . That doesn't work to well on long work days with no real time away from the set .
That is a few things we are asking for which doesn't seem like to much to ask for ...
Have a good night . I'm off to get my 5 hours of sleep before I go work another 14 hour day tomorrow .
Local 80 Grip
It sounds as if the union F'd up from the get go by giving the "new media" a break. Even a blind man saw what was going to happen. Maybe it was voted on when it was a rough time, or things were slow.
Did the union back the covid shut down, but get a variance as "necessary workers"?
Things are going to get bad for a lot of groups. A strike may help in the long term, but hurt in the short term. This is only worthwhile to do if there is a "long term". If not, it's better to stack the money you can make while able to do it. Then again. I was never union. 12 hour days with no OT, and 2hr commutes weren't out of the norm. There's also other reasons I don't do it anymore...
"New Media" as they still call it has been around since about 2000. IMHO we fucked up a long time ago by giving in and not at least voting for a strike authorization. Doesn't mean you have to strike, just means if you don't come back and bargain in good faith we can walk.
I've put in my 100+ plus hour work weeks for years when i was younger and was compensated very well. (not so much now as the workers are being abused with no breaks and being told to eliminate hours from their timecards. etc.) Again, IMHO we as a union fucked up by letting them walk on us and kept giving up things in our contract negotiations.
...they would simply need to reinvent themselves and work lower paying green jobs. The green wave is just getting started...
I hope we authorize a strike . That doesn't mean we go on strike right away it just tells the producers that were not happy with their proposal and hope they come back to the negotiations .
A little something that most of you don't know is :
We gave streaming ( producer's call it New Media ) a break on hourly rates , they don't pay into our retirement , no vacation pay or holiday pay till they figured out if it would be profitable and we think it is . We just want them to pay like network TV since it's not New Media anymore , they are raking in the money .
Local 80 Grip
well now I'm glad I don't watch broadcast TV but if this screws netflix or amazon prime that would sux
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Are those the ones who repeat the last 45 seconds before a commercial when they come back from the commercial break?DO IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Last time they did that we got some great reality TV shows!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
What a bizarre way to factor pay!!
Is your job action is any different whether it's "New Media" or other production ??
Why don't they pay equal (including bennies) for the job done????...
If the shows not profitable that's the risk you take as the producers, not the folks working on it
The 2 worst offenders.
What's a grip?