VFX Workers Behind Marvel, Disney and ‘Avatar’ Ratify First Labor Contracts
www.hollywoodreporter.com
The deals broadly offer minimum wage rates for workers, access to IATSE health and pension plans and meal penalties, while one agreement also provides AI protections.
  • ceenoteEnglish
    38·
    1 year ago

    Every new industry has a period where its workers have to re-learn that, contrary to what their bosses say, unions are highly necessary and effective.

      • NocturnalMorningEnglish
        13·
        1 year ago

        I do Aerospace stuff, and I still feel like we should have a union. We don’t, but we should. The amount of abusive jobs I’ve worked bcz people think engineers don’t need the same safety nets as blue color workers is insane.

  • DaddleDewEnglish
    9·
    1 year ago

    So… The bare minimum that is considered normal in most other industrialized countries.

  • Griffus@lemm.eeEnglish
    71·
    1 year ago

    Sad to welcome the USians to the early 1900’s life standard four generations late.

  • jjpamsterdam@feddit.orgEnglish
    4·
    1 year ago

    Good for them, I guess. Although this just looks like basic agreements most employees in Western Europe have had since the 1960s.

  • baines@lemmy.cafeEnglish
    52·
    1 year ago

    and here’s the reason for the big AI push

    how long until they shut it down