WGA/SAGAFTRA Strike Discussion Thread | SAG Ratifies Contract

[SpiderByte]

I wonder if Odenkirk is there to talk about the SAG strike. Id assume it's the only thing he's allowed to talk about right?

[Jonwo]

2 minutes ago, SpiderByte said:

I wonder if Odenkirk is there to talk about the SAG strike. Id assume it's the only thing he's allowed to talk about right?

Maybe Lucky Hank which is an AMC show which has an exemption. Otherwise I'm not sure. 

 

TBH given actors have been able to promote other things, the talk shows should be okay for the time being. They should try and get Daniel Radcliffe and/or Jonathan Groff given they're in Merrily We Roll Along on Broadway.

[robertman2]

The video game industry has already caved on half of SAG's requests for a new contract, which is surprising since they have less leverage in gaming

[The GOAT]

58 minutes ago, dudalb said:

Uh, there are many more WGA members then there are writing jobs available. it has always  been that way. The competition for jobs is going to always be fierece. And I don;t see this changing.

EC must be laughing somewhere

[SpiderByte]

1 hour ago, robertman2 said:

The video game industry has already caved on half of SAG's requests for a new contract, which is surprising since they have less leverage in gaming

Like I said, people aren't interested in just fucking around at this point 

[darkangelfire]

4 hours ago, robertman2 said:

The video game industry has already caved on half of SAG's requests for a new contract, which is surprising since they have less leverage in gaming

Likely because they know better than to ask for residuals since last time they went on strike for 11 months and still didnt get them

[SpiderByte]

 

[The GOAT]

4 minutes ago, SpiderByte said:

 

The State is broke. What did these people expect? 

[grim22]

19 minutes ago, The GOAT said:

The State is broke. What did these people expect? 

Stop spreading lies about California from your Fox and Twitter bubble you absolute idiotic tryhard. This is Newsom being an idiot more than anything else. 

 

I swear I see you just parroting the right wing talking points. I'm betting you think big cities are always burning as well.

[Mojoguy]

29 minutes ago, SpiderByte said:

 

SAG just lost a lot of negotiating power.

[The GOAT]

27 minutes ago, The GOAT said:

The State is broke. What did these people expect? 

 

6 minutes ago, grim22 said:

Stop spreading lies about California from your Fox and Twitter bubble you absolute idiotic tryhard. This is Newsom being an idiot more than anything else. 

 

I swear I see you just parroting the right wing talking points. I'm betting you think big cities are always burning as well.

California literally went from Record Surplus in 2021 to Massive Deficit in 2022.

[Bob Train]

California gotta be the worst state run by Democrats. New York and New Jersey are #2 and #3. There are like a dozen GOP-run states that are worse than it though, thanks to their awful policies.

Edited October 1, 2023 by Bob Train

[The GOAT]

7 minutes ago, Bob Train said:

California gotta be the worst state run by Democrats. New York and New Jersey are #2 and #3. There are like a dozen GOP-run states that are worse than it though, thanks to their awful policies.

I wouldn't say it's terribly run, but the tax receipts are heavily reliant on constant stock market and real estate growth. Both of which are receding. 

 

Edited October 1, 2023 by The GOAT

[Bob Train]

12 minutes ago, grim22 said:

Stop spreading lies about California from your Fox and Twitter bubble you absolute idiotic tryhard. This is Newsom being an idiot more than anything else. 

 

I swear I see you just parroting the right wing talking points. I'm betting you think big cities are always burning as well.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-11-16/california-faces-25-billion-deficit-state-budget-watchdog-says

 

 

[darkangelfire]

16 minutes ago, grim22 said:

Stop spreading lies about California from your Fox and Twitter bubble you absolute idiotic tryhard. This is Newsom being an idiot more than anything else. 

 

I swear I see you just parroting the right wing talking points. I'm betting you think big cities are always burning as well.

How are they lies, the state borrowed 20 billion from the government during the covid shutdown to pay furlough.

[darkangelfire]

13 minutes ago, Mojoguy said:

SAG just lost a lot of negotiating power.

To be fair that wasnt really a bargaining power since it would only come into effect in 2024.

[Inceptionzq]

Moderation

 

Let's keep the political talk focused on how it actually affects the strikes, which it probably won't anyway because as mentioned above, it wouldn't go into effect until 2024. Hopefully the studios don't drag it out that long.

[grim22]

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[DInky]

3 hours ago, darkangelfire said:

To be fair that wasnt really a bargaining power since it would only come into effect in 2024.

 

This is totally one of the main reasons the WGA got their deal. The studious saw this bill and realized that guild members only have to hold out for three more months and then the studios' bargaining power would be gone.  I now expect the SAG-AFTRA strike to go on much longer because the studios think they can starve them out.

Edited October 1, 2023 by DInky

[Kon]

2 hours ago, DInky said:

 

This is totally one of the main reasons the WGA got their deal. The studious saw this bill and realized that guild members only have to hold out for three more months and then the studios' bargaining power would be gone.  I now expect the SAG-AFTRA strike to go on much longer because the studios think they can starve them out.

 

I don't really think the studios were so worried about this law. This isn't the first time this kind of law is rejected.

 

Honestly, it's even possible the studios always know this law would be rejected.

 

 

It's more likely that studios decided to compromise with the writers, because they don't want to lose any more future seasons.

 

Edited October 1, 2023 by Kon