Comment on "Don't unionize, just get a better job." When you unionize, you ARE getting a better job.
nocturne@slrpnk.net 23 hours agoI worked in the movie industry in New Mexico for 2 years. Most stuff i did a small budget, non-union pictures. Then i worked 3 days for a union show, i was not union, but the job i was doing had union protections (teamsters) I got a bonus every 15 minutes we were late to lunch, i got a bonus because we wrapped late, i got paid 3 times as much for my kit.
jaaake@lemmy.world 22 hours ago
I assume the “we were late to lunch” and “we wrapped late” means “the people running things were behind schedule, which required us to stay longer”
nocturne@slrpnk.net 19 hours ago
Yes. But I’m addition to the normal pay you get for working you also get to fine the production. I made more in those 3 days than I normally made on set in a week, and only 1 of the 3 days was actually filming, the rest was prep work for me.