I work on film sets, and the WGA strike possibilities is giving me anxiety, and will put my family in a horrible situation. All the other unions bit the bullet and signed contracts the members didn’t want in 21 and 22, but the work has been so great that almost all members are working.

But now I’m at risk of no work for months or even over as year because the writers. From the hierarchy of a film set, I kind of already hate these people. They would not talk to me when they drove a van for them, the were not nice to me when I worked in the production office, the larger the writing team-the worse the writing, and from the little interactions I did have over the year with WGA people it was clear they all came from or had more money than me (while working less hours and weeks) .

Now I have a job where I actually have to read these things and they are mostly terribly written and completely unaware of budgets or even what the weather/geography is for the scenes they are filming.

I genuinely would be so bummed to be out of work, and I don’t understand why they are the only union to put us out of work in the last 2 decades. They fucking are writing so much crap, like Jimmy Fallon has writers that are paid? Fuck you SNL writers, and the Rick and Morty guys! Why should I feel solidarity with these people?

  • TreadOnMe [none/use name]
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    2 years ago

    You should show solidarity, but if the union isn't going to give you support during the strike, I wouldn't stick your neck out for them. A writer's strike in particular isn't a game-changer in terms of praxis or revolutionary movement, so ultimately you should think about it selfishly. If they aren't helping you, fuck em. If they want your help, they should be the ones to show solidarity with you. Trust is a two way street, and no organization should demand your trust by default.