Comment on Hollywood writers and studios reach tentative deal to end strike after nearly 150 days
spitfire@infosec.pub 9 months ago
TLDR: "Television and film writers sought protections against the use of artificial intelligence, in addition to increases in compensation for streamed content.
The WGA did not disclose what provisions ultimately made it into the preliminary contract, but told union members that “this deal is exceptional – with meaningful gains and protections for writers in every sector of the membership.””
uriel238@lemmy.blahaj.zone 9 months ago
I’m sorry. I’ll believe it when I see it. I don’t trust undisclosed terms.
Chip_Rat@kbin.social 9 months ago
It's how all union negotiations work, the membership will see it once it meets all the approvals from the election committee and boards and such. It's to keep the employer from picking away at the membership by offering one concession here or one there, and then letting the rabble be like "well actually that one point is pretty good, maybe we should just agree now!"
Now that said, I'm also going to wait before I'm convinced the strike is over. I'm pretty confident the agreement they are about to finalize and eventually present to membership is a good one, as the current mood among workers from all sectors is to stop the bullshit and get what they want. I don't think the membership will vote for this contract unless it's like 90% of what they asked for the first time. And that's good.
I say this as a film carpenter who has been working on and off and who expects to be fully unemployed by the end of this week, regardless of if this agreement gets ratified. We need the actors back too before we can continue working.
huginn@feddit.it 9 months ago
It’s not how all negotiations work.
The best unions refuse the table stakes of nondisclosure and then tell their members exactly what’s happening.
I highly recommend Jane Mcalevey’s book on the subject: Rules to Win By.
Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 9 months ago
Yep, our union promised us great gains and it turns out we went on strike to gain nothing.
kitonthenet@kbin.social 9 months ago
Then you get to wait