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One way of looking at #SAGAFTRA& #39;s $318M contract with the AMPTP is as "record-breaking," as the union puts it.
But when you see the wage increases are only 2.5% (conditionally 3% in Y2 & Y3), you realize $318M could be seen differently:
The AMPTP may have "paid off" the union.
But when you see the wage increases are only 2.5% (conditionally 3% in Y2 & Y3), you realize $318M could be seen differently:
The AMPTP may have "paid off" the union.
I don& #39;t mean it in a bribe sense. I mean it in this sense:
#SAGAFTRA loves prestige. Being able to tout a $318M contract makes them sound fantastic. Calling that figure "record-breaking" keeps one from gazing closely at the details.
#SAGAFTRA loves prestige. Being able to tout a $318M contract makes them sound fantastic. Calling that figure "record-breaking" keeps one from gazing closely at the details.
Those details provide only 2.5% wage increases -- even amid this pandemic.
Sure, in Y2 & Y3, the union could decide they could be 3% increases instead. But that would be ignoring their facially endangered benefit plan funding.
Plus, in the past, they& #39;ve never opted to take 3%.
Sure, in Y2 & Y3, the union could decide they could be 3% increases instead. But that would be ignoring their facially endangered benefit plan funding.
Plus, in the past, they& #39;ve never opted to take 3%.
So, the AMPTP may have been ready to blow a little more more money to make #SAGAFTRA "feel prestigious." If #SAGAFTRA got to "feel" that, then they might not feel compelled to bargain harder.
Increases in wages are one of the most evident ways #SAGAFTRA actors improve their living. Many actors, such as background actors and stand-ins, don& #39;t even qualify for residuals, a gain this tentative agreement trumpets.
It& #39;s hard for BG or SIs to get excited about it. Why?
It& #39;s hard for BG or SIs to get excited about it. Why?
Because there doesn& #39;t seem to be much added benefit for BG & SIs. It& #39;s a status quo agreement -- more of the same.
Unless you are a nude background actor. (?)
And if you& #39;re an LA BG, your class gets one more possible job … starting in Y2.
Unless you are a nude background actor. (?)
And if you& #39;re an LA BG, your class gets one more possible job … starting in Y2.
So don& #39;t let #SAGAFTRA& #39;s chant that its $318M deal is "record-breaking" distract you.
How will that large number actually affect you, if you only see another 2.5% increase in wages per year?
For me, it& #39;s great to see a wage increase. But this isn& #39;t a "record-breaking" increase.
How will that large number actually affect you, if you only see another 2.5% increase in wages per year?
For me, it& #39;s great to see a wage increase. But this isn& #39;t a "record-breaking" increase.
Something to celebrate would be a wage increase across the board, unconditionally, above 3%.
4%? 5%? Esp. considering this is a pandemic with most members unemployed.
(Keep in mind #SAGAFTRA set its bargaining package in July 2019 -- way before any indication of a pandemic.)
4%? 5%? Esp. considering this is a pandemic with most members unemployed.
(Keep in mind #SAGAFTRA set its bargaining package in July 2019 -- way before any indication of a pandemic.)
