The Hollywood writers strike is over after guild leaders approve contract with studios
The Hollywood writers strike is over after guild leaders approve contract with studios
Leaders of the writers union declared their nearly five-month-old strike over after board members approved a contract agreement with studios.
This is to anyone who somehow thinks unions are bad. They are not. Structures like in Mafia Cartels are bad (like the police union in the US).
Counterexample: police unions
Bob Iger got his lunch eaten by saying the strike was going to last until the writers went to the poor house.
Bob and his classless “class” of elite schmucks look like they’re eating shit yet again.
Congratulations writers you deserve it and more!
Yeah - fuck Iger.
AI was a big sticking point (of course pay too) and it appears the writers gained a lot of ground to protect themselves from AI. So this is great.
Residuals were really important too. It's how writers survive between seasons/gigs.
The pay is also incredibly important, because most writers don’t get residuals period. It’s just the pay for the job and that’s it.
It's inevitable if we're allowed to just be honest though.
Why do creative professions need to be automated? Isn't the point of art and entertainment human expression? Automating creative jobs is missing the point of creativity entirely. Why don't we automate the CEOs and board members who thought this was a good idea? I trust a computer to run a business more than I trust it to make quality artwork
It is with that attitude.
Profit crushing regulation is the key to a functional society. No slavery, no dumping toxic waste, workers' protections... all choices we've agreed are worth more than money.
We can agree that you aren't allowed to replace someone's livelihood with AI. (My hope is this that we solve the livelihood problem and keep the AI, but that's not what this is about)
I’ve only had a little time to glance over it, but the deal itself actually looks pretty rocksolid.
Bill Corbett is someone whose opinion I trust:
Yeah the residuals and AI concessions alone pretty much made it all worth it.
Glad a decision could be made.
Now get to writing the next season of The Boys god damnit!