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VorpalBunny
May 1, 2009

Killer Rabbit of Caerbannog
I checked in today with a buddy who is a producer on a ton of stuff, not a high-end guy making the decisions but an actually working grunty-ish job, and he predicated a strike (if it happens) would only last a few weeks. His rationale is that for the WGA strike, networks banked scripts to complete scripted seasons as best they could and then pivot to reality and ride through the summer. They also held off premiering the weaker stuff over the summer to hold for the fall season if needed.

You can't do that pivot to reality if your camera crew is on strike. You can't even do something like Big Brother if your grips that maintain the stage and post-production teams that cut the feeds together are on strike. This affects every level of production, and with 97% of voting members approving a strike the IATSE position is solidified.

They start renegotiating on Tuesday morning, let's see if the studios will insult their crews with another lame-rear end offer.

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VorpalBunny
May 1, 2009

Killer Rabbit of Caerbannog
My kids do background work, and their agency is still booking jobs into November. Netflix movies, network TV series, everything. I asked one of our contacts today if they are at all prepared for the strike, and he said they aren't worried about the strike so much as the industry continuing to go full-vaxx mandates. Apparently, only about 30% of the families registered with them, whose kids do the majority of background work in Hollywood, are vaccinated. And many with younger kids aren't planning on getting them the shot when it's available.

These next few months are going to be a shitshow.

VorpalBunny
May 1, 2009

Killer Rabbit of Caerbannog
Strike averted, 3-year deal being finalized and up for membership review.

https://variety.com/2021/film/news/iatse-and-amptp-agreement-strike-averted-1235081349

VorpalBunny
May 1, 2009

Killer Rabbit of Caerbannog
The word I'm hearing is people are pissed at what little the IATSE negotiating team actually got. Including just an increase in meal penalties, not actually requiring productions to break for meals. If true, that loving sucks and deserves to be voted down.

VorpalBunny
May 1, 2009

Killer Rabbit of Caerbannog
I was reading an article about the Mighty Ducks Disney Plus series, and how Emilio Estevez was suffering from long-Covid for months while producers manipulated him into continuing production in the middle of a pandemic. He's opted out of the second season, and while the rumors are he's anti-vaxx it sounds more like he knows he was hosed over by the producers and doesn't want anything to do with them and the property any more.

If that kind of poo poo, plus the Rust working conditions, doesn't fire people up to fight harder against Producers, nothing will.

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