Most in other industry unions like SAG/AFTRA have stated publicly they will not work, in solidarity with their IATSE friends.
I have come to enjoy Hollywood strikes; it tends to bring a degree of humility to all involved, and it reminds us that the entire industry is expendable. In this specific instance, I do side with the union, as their demands are quite reasonable. Ultimately I suspect they will settle for a lab increased pay rate for streaming productions closer to (but still not equal to) broadcast/cable/major studio productions, and the industry will offer a vague “pledge to try” to limit work days to eight hours, but that the hours won’t change for the most part. On Wed, Oct 13, 2021 at 8:41 AM Mark Jeffries <[email protected]> wrote: > The walkout would essentially shut down film and television production in > North America--the union representing thousands of below-the-line employees > claims that the Association of Motion Picture and Television Producers is > dragging its feet on new contracts: > > > https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/iatse-strike-date-set-1235028690/ > > As I understand it, New York is a separate contract and theoretically > would not be included (although there could be sympathy strikes). > Commercials, low budget indie films and premium channels contracts are also > not affected. A lot of reality shows are non-union and would continue > production. If my statement is correct, there could still be news shows > and new Fallon, Colbert, Meyers, "View" and "TDS" on Monday. There could > also be an attempt to bring scabs in on Kimmel, Corden and "The Talk," but > the other unions have pretty much indicated that they are going to honor > the picket lines. > > And the IA has been frisky in theatrical jurisdictions lately--a > threatened strike at the Kennedy Center in Washington was averted last week > and there was a half-day strike at a suburban Boston theater company that > got settled. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/5fe5873a-6cf8-465c-a7aa-796de5bbf9c1n%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/5fe5873a-6cf8-465c-a7aa-796de5bbf9c1n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- Kevin M. (RPCV) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKgmY4DsMxZUwFE2yYjRm3OXrTML8jgeownFN8miK5w3ZyzjLg%40mail.gmail.com.
