tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post2462051763004921188..comments2023-11-03T06:02:02.128-07:00Comments on By Ken Levine: Vote YES for Strike AuthorizationBy Ken Levinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17305293821975250420noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-11342105457462022902017-04-21T07:34:06.299-07:002017-04-21T07:34:06.299-07:00I'm not a WGA member, but can I vote anyway to...I'm not a WGA member, but can I vote anyway to run up the count?<br /><br />PS Oh my God! Eight captchas of street signs!Andrewnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-19118479743247428112017-04-21T02:10:42.620-07:002017-04-21T02:10:42.620-07:00@Stuart That's sound advice!
It's hard to...@Stuart That's sound advice!<br /><br />It's hard to believe a WGA member would not vote for strike action, but I suppose they may think it's unnecessary at this point. I don't know. Just trying think of a valid reason. <br /><br />Hollywood is so cutthroat, imagine what it would be like without unions. Horrible. <br /><br />What's strange is that you do see shows making jabs at unions and union members. Why is that? Everyone working on it is a member of one that's protecting their interests, so you'd think it would be the last place to see a remark about "lazy" members. Johnny Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13302545167970532080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-49295170979696111462017-04-21T01:57:06.527-07:002017-04-21T01:57:06.527-07:00I agree with everything you have said. I live in ...I agree with everything you have said. I live in an area that seems to think that unions are evil, but these same people have benefited from the very same unions they vilify.Barry Traylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14134880916215990198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-82880097925126551322017-04-20T20:09:22.092-07:002017-04-20T20:09:22.092-07:00I wish the whole guild, GOOD LUCK!I wish the whole guild, GOOD LUCK!The Bumble Bee Pendanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11782074071758250824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-15519144795295536312017-04-20T18:59:04.391-07:002017-04-20T18:59:04.391-07:00As a former member of a completely unrelated type ...As a former member of a completely unrelated type of union, I can attest, a 90% vote in favor of strike is most likely to avoid a strike at all. Management settles quickly because they see an extremely strong resolve in the union. A 55% vote in favor of a strike guarantees the strike because it shows the union is vulnerable and can be broken. You go on strike for months and return with a crappy deal and union in-fighting. Anything lower than 50% and you get royally screwed in whatever deal you get. In fact it does lasting damage to the union while management holds all the cards for several years.Stuart Bestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-88617699248768630412017-04-20T15:13:37.004-07:002017-04-20T15:13:37.004-07:00Damon Lindelof on writing TV
https://johnaugust.co...Damon Lindelof on writing TV<br />https://johnaugust.com/2017/television-with-damon-lindelofWallynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-37722577797731889062017-04-20T15:04:55.939-07:002017-04-20T15:04:55.939-07:00One of my father's last professional activitie...One of my father's last professional activities (he was actually 88):<br /><br />"At one studio, 89-year-old comedy writer Sidney Reznick, who has written for Jackie Gleason and Johnny Carson, among others, came out with his walker (and his nurse) and picketed."<br /><br />https://sites.google.com/site/wgaelection2/picketarchives:november14<br /><br />Never prouder of him.brucehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04867539918269604287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-36652187652848082472017-04-20T12:25:08.612-07:002017-04-20T12:25:08.612-07:00Are all the worker bees (writers, directors, elect...Are all the worker bees (writers, directors, electricians, lighting, sound, costume, etc.), even SAG, able to publicly show their support for each other when these times arise? Or is it every group for their self?Brad Aplinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06823802067857735916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-58333200711319093822017-04-20T11:42:01.934-07:002017-04-20T11:42:01.934-07:00Unrelated to your post, but I thought you might be...Unrelated to your post, but I thought you might be interested in this. A theater group in St. Paul has staged a play in the St. Paul Saint's minor league ballpark. It deals with larger social issues within a baseball context. <br /><br />The audience is rotated through different parts of the park for different scenes. The actors at each location actually play their scenes six times each night, each time for a different audience group. Needless to say, the timing needs to be perfect.<br /><br />Here's a link that describes the performance in much more detail:<br /><br />http://www.hardballtimes.com/a-creative-theater-production-knits-baseball-and-politics/<br />cjdahl60https://www.blogger.com/profile/18410008032151744992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-60068027307762289532017-04-20T10:23:51.403-07:002017-04-20T10:23:51.403-07:00I have no idea if you know the answer to this, but...I have no idea if you know the answer to this, but who monitors the online votes? The National Labor Relations Board?<br /><br />We can only hope it's not PriceWaterhouse.<br /><br />Good luck to all WGA members today.Charles H. Bryannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-44069708460828751212017-04-20T06:41:04.219-07:002017-04-20T06:41:04.219-07:00Nothing to say but good luck!
wgNothing to say but good luck!<br /><br />wgWendy M. Grossmanhttp://www.pelicancrossing.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-6494969471686815932017-04-20T06:36:26.779-07:002017-04-20T06:36:26.779-07:00Ken--a few questions from an interested/curious ob...Ken--a few questions from an interested/curious observer (who lives on the east coast and has nothing to do with the industry, but is just interested):<br /><br />1. I've seen you use the "$51 billion in profit" line a few times. Where does that number come from? <br /><br />2. Who, exactly, are the "producers" that are on the other side? Big studios? Can you give a couple examples, just so those of us on the outside can understand?<br /><br />3. If there is a WGA strike, are members allowed to write on their own time/own dime? For example, could someone sit at home and continue working on a script? Or is even that prohibited? Bill Jonesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-79612479917784859372017-04-20T06:15:21.249-07:002017-04-20T06:15:21.249-07:00Your buddy Mark Evanier agrees: http://www.newsfro...Your buddy Mark Evanier agrees: http://www.newsfromme.com/2017/04/19/authorize-iron-hot/Roger Owen Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05298172138307632062noreply@blogger.com