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ZariusTwo 10-02-2021 07:44 AM
Another Potential Hollywood Strike Looming
 
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In the skies over Hollywood a small plane pulls a banner reading "vote yes".

On a monitor on a movie set, the same words are scrawled on a piece of luminous tape.

On a crane hoisting bits of scenery into place, the same slogan is emblazoned in big letters.

The workers are angry about their pay and conditions
That simple message is at the heart of a dispute which could shut down movie and television production across the United States within days.

The 60,000 members of the International Association of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) are voting this weekend on whether to authorise the first strike in the union's history.

If it goes ahead it would be the biggest private sector strike in the US for decades and would cripple much of the country's entertainment industry
https://news.sky.com/story/hollywood...trike-12423544

Sumac 10-02-2021 11:14 AM
Nothing of value will be lost.
Holywerid no longer produces anything, but ****** blockbusters, so strike or not, nothing will change.

IndigoErth 10-02-2021 02:12 PM
Considering the kind of money the big studios tend to pull in and how much they're willing to stuff into the pockets of the people in front of the camera, I can't really say I blame them if their own jobs are being treated as far less valuable to the industry.

Papenbrook 10-02-2021 02:22 PM
Vfx artists and cartoonists/animators are treated even worse, believe it or not.

Hopefully, they will honestly get what they deservedly demand. Hollywood needs to be painfully aware of that.

Sumac 10-02-2021 03:46 PM
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Originally Posted by Papenbrook (Post 1907525)
Vfx artists and cartoonists/animators are treated even worse, believe it or not.

Hopefully, they will honestly get what they deservedly demand. Hollywood needs to be painfully aware of that.
Unless there will be a direct threat of some super major bankruptcy of multiple Hollywood studios at the same time, I don't think anyone will bother. If only one studios goes belly up - it will be swallowed by its remaining rivals and everything else will stay the same.

Internet somewhat alleviates this problem, with making more people be able to post their works without studio interference and the platforms like Patreon help to finance those creators, but it is still far from ideal.

MrPliggins 10-02-2021 08:56 PM
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Originally Posted by Papenbrook (Post 1907525)
Vfx artists and cartoonists/animators are treated even worse, believe it or not.

Hopefully, they will honestly get what they deservedly demand. Hollywood needs to be painfully aware of that.
Animators have been overworked and underpaid for a long time. The wage suppression agreements between major animation studios kind of flew under the radar in 2014:
https://motionographer.com/2014/07/1...ificially-low/

ZariusTwo 10-04-2021 10:42 AM
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We will be publicly releasing the results from our nationwide Strike Authorization votes for workers under the Basic and Area Standards Agreements at 11:00am PDT / 2:00pm PDT
https://twitter.com/IATSE/status/144...7Ctwgr%5Etweet

sdp 10-04-2021 11:33 AM
another nail in the coffin for traditional theaters :tlol:

ZariusTwo 10-04-2021 02:09 PM
Strike is going ahead.

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/10/04/iats...-a-strike.html

Andrew NDB 10-04-2021 02:17 PM
But how am I supposed to indoctrinate my kids with the liberal agenda if there's no new woke movies or TV for a while?

mrmaczaps 10-04-2021 02:30 PM
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Originally Posted by Andrew NDB (Post 1907629)
But how am I supposed to indoctrinate my kids with the liberal agenda if there's no new woke movies or TV for a while?
Kinda shooting themselves in the foot, ain't they? Pun intended.

Sumac 10-04-2021 04:17 PM
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Originally Posted by mrmaczaps (Post 1907634)
Kinda shooting themselves in the foot, ain't they? Pun intended.
Fighting for Communism is nice and dandy, but they want money and contracts! :lol:

Bunch'a'clowns!

mrmaczaps 10-04-2021 04:42 PM
Produce something worth watching... :tlol:

Leo656 10-05-2021 04:45 PM
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Originally Posted by Andrew NDB (Post 1907629)
But how am I supposed to indoctrinate my kids with the liberal agenda if there's no new woke movies or TV for a while?
They've got that covered, too, what with sending drag queens to read storybooks to Kindergarten kids. :lol: No worries.

ZariusTwo 10-06-2021 03:55 AM
Looks like Tuesday's negotiations were fruitless

https://variety.com/2021/film/news/i...er-1235081448/

Papenbrook 10-13-2021 11:01 AM
Unless the studios are willing to negotiate the terms/agreements that would satisfy all parties, IATSE will strike on October 18th.

I hope that something changes, but I'm afraid that this will share the same fate as the Writers' Strike.

Sumac 10-13-2021 05:22 PM
Heh, most likely everyone will go back home, with what they come with - writers need money too and I don't think anyone, but Holyweird ready to pay them, even those money.

Holyweird execs can't write for ****, bt they always can hire whoever to produce another blockbuster, so, yeah, it seems writers are not in a good position for any fruitful negotiations.

Papenbrook 10-13-2021 06:01 PM
The writers aren't really involved in this.

The pre/post-production crew are the ones protesting.

ZariusTwo 10-15-2021 03:17 PM
IATSE Strike Deadline Has Networks and Streamers Scrambling for Programming Options

https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/iat...ks-1235089442/

ranger_scout 10-16-2021 08:48 PM
The strike has been averted. A deal was made.

https://variety.com/2021/film/news/i...ed-1235081349/


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