cawsby [he/him] to news • 3 years ago"IATSE Local 44 sent an email that said the gun used in the scene contained 'a live round' and the production's propmaster was not a member of Local 44."external-linkmessage-square32 fedilinkarrow-up193
arrow-up193external-link"IATSE Local 44 sent an email that said the gun used in the scene contained 'a live round' and the production's propmaster was not a member of Local 44."cawsby [he/him] to news • 3 years agomessage-square32 Commentsfedilink
minus-squarecawsby [he/him]hexagonhexbear60·edit-23 years agoThe difference in pay rate for the non-union armorer -- who don't make much money ~35k a year on average in New Mexico - might have been less than 5k. My guess, this will finally spur some regulations. Non-union armorers don't exactly have the money for lobbyists. link
minus-squareemizeko [they/them]hexbear40·3 years ago ~35k a year what the fuck? starvation wages for handling guns on a movie set? link
minus-squarecawsby [he/him]hexagonhexbear29·edit-23 years agoIt is not a full time job for most people, they only work a few months a year if they are lucky in places like New Mexico. Most gun scenes are shot in a week or two for most productions and then they move on. link
minus-squareemizeko [they/them]hexbear7·3 years agoyeah, fair point. I'm used to metropolitan prices link
minus-squares0ciety [he/him]hexbear21·3 years ago My guess, this will finally spur some regulations It's regulations that improve labor and safety, lol. That will never happen in today's America. We're lucky they don't mandate live rounds all the time and tell them to "figure it out" link
minus-squarecawsby [he/him]hexagonhexbear14·3 years agoSafety regulations are written in blood - when the cost becomes high enough. link
minus-squares0ciety [he/him]hexbear19·3 years agoThis is the country that when Air Traffic Controllers went on strike in the 80s because of unsafe conditions, they were all fired link
minus-squares0ciety [he/him]hexbear2·3 years agoCorrect, but republicans get hard at the thought of anything anti-worker link
minus-squareblobjim [he/him]hexbear10·3 years ago Non-union armorers don’t exactly have the money for lobbyists. Uhhh, the companies they work for do. link
minus-squarecawsby [he/him]hexagonhexbear10·3 years agoThese non-union folk are almost all solo contractor acts from my understanding. The actual big league armorer companies are union. Because of sanity and not wanting civil lawsuits. link
minus-squareblobjim [he/him]hexbear9·3 years agoThe studios they contract for probably want the low pay though. link
The difference in pay rate for the non-union armorer -- who don't make much money ~35k a year on average in New Mexico - might have been less than 5k.
My guess, this will finally spur some regulations. Non-union armorers don't exactly have the money for lobbyists.
what the fuck? starvation wages for handling guns on a movie set?
It is not a full time job for most people, they only work a few months a year if they are lucky in places like New Mexico.
Most gun scenes are shot in a week or two for most productions and then they move on.
what a perfect system
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yeah, fair point. I'm used to metropolitan prices
:vote: for unions everywhere
It's regulations that improve labor and safety, lol. That will never happen in today's America. We're lucky they don't mandate live rounds all the time and tell them to "figure it out"
Safety regulations are written in blood - when the cost becomes high enough.
This is the country that when Air Traffic Controllers went on strike in the 80s because of unsafe conditions, they were all fired
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Correct, but republicans get hard at the thought of anything anti-worker
Uhhh, the companies they work for do.
These non-union folk are almost all solo contractor acts from my understanding.
The actual big league armorer companies are union. Because of sanity and not wanting civil lawsuits.
The studios they contract for probably want the low pay though.