https://deadline.com/2021/10/hollywood-iatse-strike-vote-alyssa-milano-rosie-odonnell-1234849381/
Long story short, you have a set number of hours you shoot for on any given shooting day, but sometimes things go poorly and you go over time. Go over too far and the start time the next day slides later because Actors are guaranteed at least 12hrs between leaving and coming back
— C. Robert Cargill (@Massawyrm) October 4, 2021
All this and sometime poor pay too. Oh, and not being able to get lunch or dinner on certain productions. That's hours and hours without a break or anything more than a snack at crafty. This is bad for morale, production, and crew health.
— C. Robert Cargill (@Massawyrm) October 4, 2021
IATSE just voted to allow the call to strike. If they do, Hollywood productions will straight up cease if they do. This. Is. HUGE.
— C. Robert Cargill (@Massawyrm) October 4, 2021
They want longer hours between call times, living wages, and guaranteed lunch breaks. Nothing they are asking for is unreasonable.
I've never understood this. Why would we want sleep-deprived medical staff? I would assume there is a shortage of qualified doctors, nurses, etc. (especially right now), but I've heard these stories for years. I even here about it from desirable locations that would likely draw plenty of people, so what is it about the profession that causes this?AgStuckinLBK said:
Sounds exactly like residency so I sympathize with them. I had months I worked 400+ hours and days where I would get to the hospital at 7pm, leave the hospital at 4pm and be back at 7pm 3 hours later to do it all again without time to sleep and barely time to eat.
I'm assuming that's why they're doing this now. The industry is trying to bounce back from COVID, so they know it's not a good time. Good on them.TCTTS said:
Exactly. Literally every production would be forced to shut down, and even writers' rooms would be greatly impacted, seeing as writers' assistants are part of the IATSE as well. So likely no writing of shows either. Basically, the only thing this wouldn't affect would be development (at production companies and studios) and the agencies.
All that said, because it would be so devastating to the industry, if a strike actually happens, I can't see it lasting long. The industry literally can't afford it, on multiple fronts.
The Dog Lord said:I've never understood this. Why would we want sleep-deprived medical staff? I would assume there is a shortage of qualified doctors, nurses, etc. (especially right now), but I've heard these stories for years. I even here about it from desirable locations that would likely draw plenty of people, so what is it about the profession that causes this?AgStuckinLBK said:
Sounds exactly like residency so I sympathize with them. I had months I worked 400+ hours and days where I would get to the hospital at 7pm, leave the hospital at 4pm and be back at 7pm 3 hours later to do it all again without time to sleep and barely time to eat.
Typically hospitals seem to have lots of turnover. It can be a mental and physical strain and a lot of people get tired of it. Add to the fact that dealing with patients on what is usually their worst day isn't really fun. You will get treated like **** by patients. Its not all thank you's and adoration. When covid hit, it was really strange that people would come say thank you while I was pumping gas or something on my way home in scrubs.The Dog Lord said:I've never understood this. Why would we want sleep-deprived medical staff? I would assume there is a shortage of qualified doctors, nurses, etc. (especially right now), but I've heard these stories for years. I even here about it from desirable locations that would likely draw plenty of people, so what is it about the profession that causes this?AgStuckinLBK said:
Sounds exactly like residency so I sympathize with them. I had months I worked 400+ hours and days where I would get to the hospital at 7pm, leave the hospital at 4pm and be back at 7pm 3 hours later to do it all again without time to sleep and barely time to eat.
The Dog Lord said:I've never understood this. Why would we want sleep-deprived medical staff? I would assume there is a shortage of qualified doctors, nurses, etc. (especially right now), but I've heard these stories for years. I even here about it from desirable locations that would likely draw plenty of people, so what is it about the profession that causes this?AgStuckinLBK said:
Sounds exactly like residency so I sympathize with them. I had months I worked 400+ hours and days where I would get to the hospital at 7pm, leave the hospital at 4pm and be back at 7pm 3 hours later to do it all again without time to sleep and barely time to eat.
The Dog Lord said:I've never understood this. Why would we want sleep-deprived medical staff? I would assume there is a shortage of qualified doctors, nurses, etc. (especially right now), but I've heard these stories for years. I even here about it from desirable locations that would likely draw plenty of people, so what is it about the profession that causes this?AgStuckinLBK said:
Sounds exactly like residency so I sympathize with them. I had months I worked 400+ hours and days where I would get to the hospital at 7pm, leave the hospital at 4pm and be back at 7pm 3 hours later to do it all again without time to sleep and barely time to eat.
The DGA president and board backed them. Nobody asked what we members thought. There are a lot of Directors Guild 1st AD's and UPM's who are producers. We were not thrilled when the DGA higher ups allowed Randall Miller to direct again (under a DGA signatory) even though it violated the conditions of his parol so we don't always see eye to eye. They just want to keep their directors working and that is all they really care about.oragator said:
And magically, guess who is now coming back to the bargaining table? The directors guild backed them today too, I think this is a short fight.
https://deadline.com/2021/10/iatse-amptp-agree-to-resume-bargaining-on-tuesday-following-historic-strike-authorization-vote-1234849490/
It still has to be ratified by the members and the members are not happy with the agreement. They are saying they are going to vote no.oragator said:
Crisis averted,
https://deadline.com/2021/10/details-of-new-iatse-contract-that-averted-strike-union-got-nearly-everything-it-was-asking-for-1234857132/