So we were right, the extension was only so they can continue promoting Barbie, Oppenheimer and MI, they didn’t have any intention of negotiating in good faith.
We don't see the studios raising money for IATSE and @Teamsters crew during the ongoing strikes, but you know who is?
The Union Solidarity Coalition (TUSC), a grassroots group of writers, directors, and actors raising $ through a new @MPTF fund. 1st fundraiser on 7/15 in LA.
Eight major Hollywood studio CEOs (including Iger) collectively made over $773 million in compensation in 2021.
But median writer/producer pay has declined 23% over the past decade after adjusting for inflation.
That's very disturbing.
I wrote this week's #silo with
@griddlecakes!
@StephenKing is THE reason I'm obsessed with books and why I started writing. The fact that he's seen an episode I co-wrote is surreal & prob won't sink in until 2035.
Thank you for the support and all the inspiration, Mr. King!
After decades of hard work, I paid off my Student Loan today!
The best thing about it is that now I'm allowed to say... we need to forgive all student loan debt right now and bring back universal grants for higher education.
Survival of middle-class performers is at stake while corporate exec compensation soars. We are fighting against corporate greed in our TV/Theatrical/Streaming negotiations.
Vote YES by MONDAY, 6/5 at 5 PT for a strike authorization and economic fairness: https://t.co/qtezCsrzzs
If you have student loan debt, you should know this:
Every single House Republican just voted to overturn President Biden’s student debt forgiveness plan AND retroactively charge you interest on your paused payments.
on the converse, if you see a grocery store display with values you don't like – flag made of beer cans or whatever – just vote with your feet by kicking it over and the corporate office has to denounce the united snakes of amerikkka
“@Target will remove some of its Jewish merchandise from its Hanukkah collection after facing customer backlash that threatened the safety of its workers, the company said.” - see how that sounds?
The thing many people don't seem to understand is that Hollywood has been a steadily profitable, but not WILDLY profitable industry for a century. But when venture capitalists came in and decided they needed ever-increasing returns they began destroying it like other industries.