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This is from 2021, and still shows how out-of-balance film and TV work too often is.

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Wednesday: Teamster and IATSE solidarity picket with SAG-AFTRA.

I’m not an organizer of this, but strike captains and coordinators at the lot/building can get anything you need to know about this.

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The process continues. Continuing is good.

Stay frosty: it’s not done until a new contract is in place for both & , and then next year for & .

This year we set the tone, next year we bring it home.

https://www.wgacontract2023.org/announcements/negotiations-update-9-21-23

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Support and resources are available.

via @WGAeast: The Resource Hub has been updated to include more info on available aid for WGA members & entertainment industry workers affected by the work stoppage, and ways for allies to support. Access via the QR code or wgaea.st/StrikeSupport 🪧

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July 20 is the 80th anniversary of “Bloody Friday,” when Minneapolis police shot 67 strikers in the Warehouse District, killing two.

Text of the plaque which is at The Sherwin-Williams building, 701 N 3rd St, Minneapolis, MN 55401, in following toots.

Thank you Teamsters.

#TeamsterStrong #UnionStrong #union
#ActorsStrike #WritersStrike #SAGAFTRAstrong #WGAstrong #SAGAFTRAstrike #WGAstrike
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My article about just published on @medium by Illumination. Something every , , , on a and also is impacted by.

Read it here: https://bit.ly/ShakespearesCandidacy

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Hollywood producers need to take the week after the holiday to give the actors what they asked for, do the same with the writers and then pivot to building the business: https://bit.ly/ProducersOnBrink

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Everyone, in basically every other industry too, needs meaningful frameworks around AI.

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The SAG-AFTRA “prepared to strike” letter has now been signed by over 1,000 actors, including SAG-AFTRA President Fran Drescher:
https://deadline.com/2023/06/sag-aftra-prepared-to-strike-letter-1000-signatures-fran-drescher-1235426575/

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An anonymous Apple executive says out loud what we all suspected: they won’t deal because then they’d have to pay everyone what they’re worth for the work they do, and DGA’s proposed deal leaves them unprotected from replacement.

Apple: the wealthiest company on earth.

https://allyourscreens.com/en/component/k2/item/3731-exclusive-an-apple-tv-executive-talks-streaming-the-strike-global-television

Q: Where does the DGA fit into all of this? Why do you think they agreed to a contract with AMPTP? A: I can't speak to where their head is at on that. I do think that directors tend to think they can't be replaced in the entertainment assembly line and that perspective has only gotten stronger in the era of mini-rooms, where the director becomes even more important when they might be the only person who is there for the entire process. Especially now that writers are often not able to be on set or stay on as the production continues. What they don't get is that they can be replaced. The golden ticket for every major streamer is to be able to produce a show that looks like it was produced in the U.S. But that was shot overseas with non-union crews and only a handful of American actors. Despite all of their other issues, American writers are tough to replace. We've found - and I think Netflix has had the same experience - that writing is a very culturally specific thing. It has a vibe…

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