![]() The globalization of our industry, which in many positive ways has de-centered Hollywood’s parochial dominance (think of the success of shows such as Squid Game) is now being used as a cudgel against workers, a tactic familiar to industrial and service workers who have seen their jobs “offshored”.īut an unintended – at least for the conglomerates – side-effect of this globalization has been a remarkable increase in international solidarity. We’ve heard industry leaders (some of whom just this past month announced annual salaries of $50m and more) tell us that they can weather a strike because they have plenty of international programming produced far outside the Guild’s jurisdiction. They haven’t been subtle about their intentions. Our collective action is the only thing that can stop them.Īs a member of the Guild negotiating committee, I’ve had a front-row seat the past couple of months to the conglomerates’ tactics and strategies. But that suffering is nothing compared with the pain and degradation that the conglomerates have openly proclaimed they plan to inflict on us. ![]() ![]() ![]() It’s already causing genuine suffering to many of our union members, and to many support staff and other workers whose livelihoods are being immediately affected. ![]()
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