every early october morning in italy is like is this the day i finally get to wear long sleeves and then by 11 you’re sweating like berlusconi in court
[image text: Twitter thread from IATSE. Tweets read as: We are fighting to ensure that the most powerful media corporations on the planet treat the film and tv workers who produce their content with basic human dignity. RT if you stand with us in this fight.
Yesterday, after months of negotiating, the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) announced it does not intend to make any counteroffer to our most recent proposals.
So far, the AMPTP has failed to work with us on addressing the most grievous problems in their workplaces, including: Unsafe & harmful working hours. Unlivable wages for the lowest-paid crafts. Lack of reasonable rest during meal breaks, between workdays, and on weekends.
Additionally, workers on so called “new media” streaming projects get paid less, even on productions with budgets that rival or exceed those of traditionally released blockbusters. Streaming is here. “New Media” isn’t so new anymore.
It is incomprehensible that the AMPTP, an ensemble that includes media mega-corporations collectively worth trillions of dollars, claims it cannot provide behind-the-scenes crews with basic human necessities like adequate sleep, meal breaks, and living wages.
Worse, management does not appear to even recognize our core issues as problems that exist in the first place. These issues are real for the workers in our industry and change is long overdue.
The explosion of streaming combined with the pandemic has elevated and aggravated working conditions, bringing 60,000 behind-the-scenes workers covered by these contracts to a breaking point.
We risked our health and safety all year, working through the Pandemic to ensure that our business emerged intact. Now, we cannot and will not accept a deal that leaves us with an unsustainable outcome.
In response to the AMPTP’s tactics, IATSE members are mobilizing in preparation for a nationwide strike authorization vote to demonstrate our commitment to achieving the change that is long overdue in this industry. End text]
post from a friend who works on film/tv sets about the IATSE strike, feel free to repost
here is a basic overview of what’s happening with the IATSE union and the pending strike. this is a big deal, this will affect ALL your favorite shows that are in production in the United States until the AMPTP meets their demands with fair contract renegotiations.
Basic worker’s rights! as with Amazon and all the other huge corporations, the media companies that make all the shows we love got richer during the pandemic, off the toil and health risks of the crew members, production assistants who work for the lowest wages. think of all those 6 day weeks the Cruel Summer crew worked - the cast can relax in their trailers until they are called but the crew never stops working.
