Oh shit. Is it going to affect the hood movies on YouTube and other content on there?
What will I do for entertainment? They putting butchering IPs and yelling at fans on hold. God help us.
WRITER'S STRIKE Explained: The Issues, The Stakes, Movies & TV Shows Affected — And How Long It Might Last.... STRIKE IS ON
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Oh shit. Is it going to affect the hood movies on YouTube and other content on there?
What will I do for entertainment? They putting butchering IPs and yelling at fans on hold. God help us.
'It's gonna be a hot labor summer' — unionized workers show up for striking writers
A myriad of workers rallied in downtown Los Angeles in support of striking writers, during an event called "The Unions Strike Back" on May 26, 2023.
Film and TV writers are now in their seventh week on strike against the Hollywood studios. Actors negotiating their own new contract with the studios as members of the union SAG-AFTRA may also go on strike soon, which would shut down productions entirely. The writers' fight for better pay and protections in the streaming economy is resonating with labor movements beyond Hollywood and beginning to unite workers across industries.
On Monday in New York City, the Writers Guild of America rallied outside Amazon studios, buoyed by the leader of the country's largest labor union, the AFL-CIO, which represents 12.5 million American workers, including postal workers, mine workers and those in the entertainment industry.
"Can you hear us Jeff Bezos?" taunted Liz Shuler, president of the federation. "We're not gonna take it anymore. We're here in force, not just the Writers Guild, we're here with the labor movement in this country standing strong in solidarity."
Shuler also spoke at a recent rally in downtown Los Angeles dubbed "The Unions Strike Back." The protest included members of the WGA and SAG- AFTRA, both of whom are challenging the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers for new contracts. Also at the rally were other local unions. In the sea of picket signs were many behind-the-scenes Hollywood workers in the union IATSE, and TEAMSTERS who've been turning their trucks away from picketed studios.
"We've heard from the WGA, we've heard from SAG, about these employers called the AMPTP," shouted Lindsay Daugherty, a TEAMSTER boss who heads LA's Local 399 and is director of the Teamsters Motion Picture Division. Her mention of the AMPTP elicited boos from the crowd; they also cheered when she called the studio's group "The Evil Empire."
Like Hollywood, Los Angeles is considered a union town. The recent rally uniting labor movements in solidarity with the writers reflected a cross section of city workers, including LA teachers who recently won a huge victory in their strike against the second largest school district in the country. "We won big," Cecily Myart-Cruz, the president of United Teachers Los Angeles told the crowd. "We strike back when we stand together, support each other's struggles, show up at the bargaining tables and most definitely on the picket lines."
Demonstrators hold signs while picketing during the continuing strike by the Writers Guild of America in Los Angeles on May 26, 2023.
Marching alongside all of them was Graciela Gomez, a server at the Four Points by Sheraton hotel near Los Angeles airport. "All of the unions are united in fighting the big corporations and the billionaires," Gomez said in Spanish. She and other restaurant and hotel workers in the union Unite Here Local 11 may go out on strike when their contract ends at the end of June.
In addition to service workers, 55,000 LA county workers in healthcare, social services, public safety and parks and recreation represented by SEIU Local 721 may also soon stage a city-wide unfair labor practices strike.
"It's gonna be a hot labor summer," Duncan Crabtree-Ireland declared at the rally. He's the executive director of SAG-AFTRA, which represents Hollywood actors. (It also represents broadcast journalists at NPR, though we're not covered under the TV and theatrical contract currently being negotiated).
In another example of solidarity across lines, many actors have already been walking the writers' picket lines. Their current contract expires at the end of June and SAG-AFTRA members have voted to authorize a strike if their demands for better pay and protections aren't met. "Actors are workers just like everybody else here, and they are finding it impossible to maintain a sustainable living doing a job they love," said Crabtree-Ireland.
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I’m a TV Writer on Food Stamps
While writers like me struggle to make ends meet, Hollywood studios get rich off the content we create.
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The 2023 WGA Strike for Dummies
The most gripping TV drama of the year is happening behind closed doors.
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New YorkCNN — The union representing 160,000 actors said on Tuesday it has agreed to a request from studios and streaming services to meet with federal mediators over contract negotiations but is still prepared to go on strike at 11:59 pm PDT on Wednesday unless a deal is reached.
“We will not be distracted from negotiating in good faith to secure a fair and just deal by the expiration of our agreement,” said the statement from SAG-AFTRA, the actors union. “We are committed to the negotiating process and will explore and exhaust every possible opportunity to make a deal, however we are not confident that the employers have any intention of bargaining toward an agreement.”
The union has already granted one extension to its contract, which was originally due to expire on July 1. If they go on strike, they will be joining more than 11,000 members of the Writers Guild of America on picket lines against major studios and streaming services. The writers have been on strike for more than two months.
There was no comment about the mediation request or its acceptance from the Alliance of Motion Pictures and Television Producers (AMPTP), which is negotiating on behalf of the studios, including Amazon (AMZN), Apple (AAPL), CBS (VIAC), Disney (DIS), NBC Universal, Netflix (NFLX), Paramount Global, Sony (SNE) and CNN parent company Warner Bros. Discovery.
SAG-AFTRA said that news reports were published about management’s desire for mediation even before the request was made of union negotiators at the bargaining table.
“The AMPTP has abused our trust and damaged the respect we have for them in this process,” said the union’s statement. “We will not be manipulated by this cynical ploy to engineer an extension when the companies have had more than enough time to make a fair deal.”
Asked about that statement from SAG-AFTRA, the AMPTP declined to comment.
“We will not be distracted from negotiating in good faith to secure a fair and just deal by the expiration of our agreement,” said the statement from SAG-AFTRA, the actors union. “We are committed to the negotiating process and will explore and exhaust every possible opportunity to make a deal, however we are not confident that the employers have any intention of bargaining toward an agreement.”
The union has already granted one extension to its contract, which was originally due to expire on July 1. If they go on strike, they will be joining more than 11,000 members of the Writers Guild of America on picket lines against major studios and streaming services. The writers have been on strike for more than two months.
There was no comment about the mediation request or its acceptance from the Alliance of Motion Pictures and Television Producers (AMPTP), which is negotiating on behalf of the studios, including Amazon (AMZN), Apple (AAPL), CBS (VIAC), Disney (DIS), NBC Universal, Netflix (NFLX), Paramount Global, Sony (SNE) and CNN parent company Warner Bros. Discovery.
SAG-AFTRA said that news reports were published about management’s desire for mediation even before the request was made of union negotiators at the bargaining table.
“The AMPTP has abused our trust and damaged the respect we have for them in this process,” said the union’s statement. “We will not be manipulated by this cynical ploy to engineer an extension when the companies have had more than enough time to make a fair deal.”
Asked about that statement from SAG-AFTRA, the AMPTP declined to comment.
They better be crossing their fingers...
It'll be over by next week..
Everything You Need to Know About the SAG Strike
Hollywood’s actors union will go on strike at midnight. So what are they asking for? And when will this be over? Read on.
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Bob Iger Calls Striking Writers and Actors’ Demands ‘Not Realistic’
Iger just signed a contract extension with Disney that raises his annual target pay from $27 million to $31 million.
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Hollywood actors join screenwriters in historic industry-stopping strike as contract talks collapse
Leaders of a Hollywood's actors union voted Thursday to join screenwriters in the first joint strike in more than six decades, shutting down production across the entertainment industry after talks for a new contract with the studios and streaming services broke down.
These strikes actually give some insight on why these studios have been on a binge since 2022 cancelling projects, not showing completed projects and pulling content off their streaming services.
They knew since last year these strikes were coming.
They got ahead of it.
They knew since last year these strikes were coming.
They got ahead of it.
SAG-AFTRA Strike Guidelines, Long List of Rules Union Actors Must Follow
SAG-AFTRA actors are facing a load of rules as the big strike goes into effect ... and we're talking just about everything, from acting on camera to tweeting about your flick.
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SAG-AFTRA Members Go On Strike, Actors Join Writers in Hollywood Shutdown
Hollywood is officially shut down ... the union representing actors is now on strike, which means actors will join writers on the picket lines for the first time in more than half a century.
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Will SAG-AFTRA join the Hollywood writers on the picket line? by Commotion with Elamin Abdelmahmoud
Will SAG-AFTRA join the Hollywood writers on the picket line? from Commotion with Elamin Abdelmahmoud on Podchaser, aired Thursday, 13th July 2023. SAG-AFTRA, the union representing Hollywood’s actors, will either join screenwriters on picket lines or sign a new transformative deal. Teri Hart break…
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SAG-AFTRA President Fran Dresher
Speaks On Union Going On Strike
Speaks On Union Going On Strike
Man, those writers/actors don't really want to see them books. These places are bleeding money right now. Greedy cocksuckers wish they had a time machine to leave all streaming to netflix. That way production costs are made back.
All this shit funny to me. A lot of the younger generation just does streaming(Youtube, twitch, kick, etc). They won't miss a beat. I know my kids and their friends won't. Shit I won't. All my 'much watch' shit are indie creators.
Fran was just on Joy Reid’s show on MSNBC.
She went into detail on how the studios want to take minor background actors and record them so they can use AI and reuse them in future projects.
She pointed out how the studios are phasing out long TV seasons of 20+ episodes and reducing them down to 10 or less. Folks can’t make any money due to that setup.
Fran pointed out they are working on a contract that hasn’t changed since the early 1960s.
The studios from what I’m seeing are gonna hold out so they can break these unions.
That’s the endgame
power to the people!
you know who I feel saddest for...that actor or writer that was JUST starting to break wide open 
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Fran Dresher Q&A On SAG-AFTRA Strike
The Digital Age Is Cannabilizing Us
The Digital Age Is Cannabilizing Us
Emmys broadcast already being delayed
This is for the years 2020 and 2021.
The news media isn’t reporting on the strike that much being that majority of the news media are owned by these studios screwing over these actors/writers.
They in a position were they can’t bad mouth their employers.
But they are doing round the clock, in-depth reporting on cocaine found in the White House.
They in a position were they can’t bad mouth their employers.
But they are doing round the clock, in-depth reporting on cocaine found in the White House.
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I’m surprised the 20 - 24 episode sitcom and drama format lasted so long for major networks. Especially with the short attention span society we live in. Everyone’s “too busy” but can find the time to check their phone countless times per hour, or scroll Tiktok and IG for hours.
I expected short and limited series to take over long ago. I can’t recall the last long format show I watched on basic cable or mainstream.
I liked when they started doing the mid season breaks and then picking up after a few months..... all the shit that was coming on at the same time was making it hard to record shit, TiVo only has a max of six tuners and sometimes seven or more different shows were coming on at the same time.... spreading them out even over the summer was cool
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Yeah, I noticed that too with NBC/MSNBC pointing out they are owned by Comcast/Universal.
The major TV News networks are…
ABC - Disney
CBS - Paramount
NBC/MSNBC - Universal
CNN - Warner Bros
FOX News is owned by Rupert Murdoch, Disney owns 20th Century Fox.
‘Middle Class Actor’ Says He And Others ‘Can No Longer Make A Living’
Ari and his brother Rahm are some scum bags
This is for the years 2020 and 2021.
Fran Dresher Rages At Media Execs
‘Complete Disrespect’
‘Complete Disrespect’