#Union solidarity
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thefirsthogokage · 1 year ago
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DUUUUUUDE! Get it South Korea!
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That's the article directly. Please give it a read.
If South Korean actors and writers strike against Netflix, Netflix would be COMPLETELY fucked.
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fans4wga · 1 year ago
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WHY THEY STRIKE: Sean Astin (SAG), Member of the SAG-AFTRA Negotiating Committee & Actor on Lord of the Rings
"They're paying us late. At Universal. And Warner Brothers. And Disney. And Amazon. And Hulu. And Netflix. Are you kidding me?" Sean Astin makes an impassioned speech on the SAG picket line. Today, August 13, 2023 marks 30 days since the start of their strike (July 14, 2023).
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amazonclimber · 2 days ago
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Do you have a source? Because I’m not crossing a picket line unless the picketers are telling me to.
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"Members of the Teamsters union went on strike at Amazon early Thursday in a labor action at seven facilities in four states coast to coast just ahead of the holiday gift-giving rush.
Amazon said that its operations will not be affected by any of the union’s actions. Although the Teamsters claim to represent 7,000 Amazon workers nationwide, that accounts for less than 1% of the company’s US workforce."
"Amazon shows no indication it is willing to reach a deal with the Teamsters or even recognizes that the union speaks for any of its workers, despite the union declaring that employees at numerous Amazon facilities have signed cards asking to join."
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animentality · 10 months ago
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avengersnewb · 1 year ago
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The guild’s insistence in achieving a minimum guaranteed staff level for episodic TV was considered an extreme long-shot when the contract discussions began in March.
They achieved a new-model streaming residual formula that should help fellow striking union SAG-AFTRA in its quest to achieve a revenue-based residual. The WGA’s formula amounts to a bonus system based on pre-determined, high-bar performance benchmarks for individual titles. But it’s nonetheless more than industry dealmakers predicted the guild would secure when the first round of WGA-AMPTP talks began in earnest last spring.
The nitty-gritty details of language around the use of generative AI in content production was one of the last items that the sides worked on before closing the pact.
They did it.
Solidarity works.
Unions are our only tool against capitalistic greed.
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Fact: To be completely precise, the agreement is tentative and the strike will end when the members vote. The guild has allowed the writers to go back to work from Wednesday 27th 12:01. All members still need to vote for the new contract to be final but the strike is officially over. [x]
Opinion: However it’s very unlikely to be any hurdles because the same people who called for the strike are calling for it to be over.
Hence: wga strike ENDS and not ENDED.
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lifelinebooks · 1 year ago
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The news of the WGA deal is wonderful! However I just want to make a note of the news articles that will report on this:
It will be subtle, and you may not even notice it, but the language used in many articles will imply that SAG-AFTRA is still to blame for hollywood being shut down.
REMEMBER, THE ACTORS STRIKE IS STILL 100% THE FAULT OF THE STUDIOS AND THE AMPTP.
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bunnyscribe · 1 year ago
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Hello Tumblr!
Do you like bookstores? Do you like unions? Do you like bookstores having unions?
Answer yes to any of those questions, and boy howdy, do I have a call to action for you.
Half Price Books employees at several locations across the country have organized and, after months of being dehumanized by corporate lawyers, have finally reached the financial part of their contract! Hurray!
Except not hurray, because they are refusing to even budge on giving anything more than a pathetic 1% increase. And what’s worse, is the offer is actually a thinly veiled 6-7% pay cut, due to taking away quarterly bonuses that make up so much of the employees’ income.
There’s thankfully something you can do about it though! The unionized workers are partnered with UFCW, and they have made a website that has made it super easy to tell Half Price Books that you think their employees deserve a living wage.
The company has proven that it cares a great deal about its image, so any public support can give the bargaining employees a lot more power over their contracts. It only takes a couple minutes to fill out and any and all help is greatly appreciated.
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shipperwolf1 · 3 months ago
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The Guardian: Southern Poverty Law Center workers vote to remove CEO after ‘inhumane’ layoffs
Empty words won't give us or the communities we served their livelihoods back.
Sign in support of SPLC's laid-off staff
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dakotadanger · 1 year ago
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fluffykittensox · 1 year ago
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Before everyone pops the champagne. This is the full email sent to members of the WGA
SAG-AFTRA Is still on strike fully!
This only is for the Writers and they are not to cross picket lines until member ratification anyways!
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bameme · 1 year ago
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Studios, streaming services and record companies when you pirate instead of paying $6.99 to rent something they were gonna give the actual creators 0.002 cents for:
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conspiracyofcrazy · 1 year ago
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felixcloud6288 · 1 year ago
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I really hope the effects of the WGA and SAG strike bleeds into all sorts of entertainment industries, especially the ones that don't have any unions. I want to hear animators, music composers, voice actors, and translators all go on strike.
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fans4wga · 1 year ago
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The Animation Guild Announces Unionization Efforts At Warner Bros. And Cartoon Network
EDIT: Because people are misreading this, please note: it is animation production workers specifically who are joining the pre-existing TAG (The Animation Guild) union.
Animators and animation writers are already covered under TAG. This news story is specifically about WB animation production workers.
News story text:
"Warner Bros. Animation and Cartoon Network production workers are attempting to unionize with The Animation Guild (TAG).
A petition was filed with the National Labor Relations Board today requesting a union election. The petition includes 66 staffers at Warner Bros. Animation and 22 at Cartoon Network, including roles like production manager, digital production assistant, IT technician, production coordinator, production assistant, design production coordinator, assistant production manager and senior assistant production manager.
They are involved in such Warner Bros. projects as Batman: The Caped Crusader, Harley Quinn and Teen Titans Go! and Cartoon Network’s Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake, We Baby Bears and Craig of the Creek.
The workers also requested voluntary recognition from management at the Warner Bros. Discovery subsidiaries.
A tweet was issued confirming the move, which was officially announced earlier on a joint Zoom call.
“Although many might not think it, production is a specialized skill; we might not be artists or writers, but what we bring to the table goes beyond traditional creativity and gets content on the air,” Warner Bros. Animation production manager Hannah Ferenc said in a statement about the organization effort. “Having lived through the existing state of the animation industry for the past seven years, I want to make sure that not only our current workers, but all those who choose to join us in the future, can feel secure in following their passion by earning livable wages and being treated with the dignity and respect they deserve.”
The Animation Guild has already established bargaining units on shows like Rick and Morty, Solar Opposites, The Simpsons, Family Guy and American Dad!  It also is active at studios like Titmouse New York and L.A. and ShadowMachine. Establishment at Walt Disney Animation Studios is currently in progress."
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animentality · 1 year ago
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cyanide-sippy-cup · 1 year ago
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All I have to say about SAG-AFTRA
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Fuck yes
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