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>>saving them cash Yes, for the short term. I have a manufacturing business, and I save loads of cash when I don't make anything. The numbers look really goo
by toss1 3y ago
>>saving them cash
Yes, for the short term. I have a manufacturing business, and I save loads of cash when I don't make anything. The numbers look really good when production isn't running, and we're just selling existing inventory. Studio inventory has a bit more of a shelf life and re-sellability, but the demand for new content is insatiable.
>>Why would you agree to break the strike that will break your competitors first?
Agree; that is an interesting dynamic. But what is the negotiating model? Is it like the auto industry where one company makes a deal with the union and that deal becomes a template for the contract with all other companies, or is there a different model? Does the first company (presumably the weakest) that makes a deal set the stage for the others (& would they get help from stronger companies)? Or is it that all companies must make one agreement simultaneously, and what is that voting structure (majority of companies, unanimous, etc.)?
- JumpCrisscross 3y ago> numbers look really good when production isn't running, and we're just selling existing inventory The mistake was made at the beginning. Studios shouldn’t have binged. The manufacturer shouldn’t have upsized. After removing sunk costs, the path forward necessitates cuts: the question is who pays for them. The WGA, by striking when it did, volunteered its members. If you have to make cuts, and your personnel strike at the same time as all of your competitors, that’s a caviar-rimmed gift basket to management. They delivered on their promise to shareholders, and can count every minute of the grind as a sign of their fortitude. > what is the negotiating model? Dunno. WGA picked off studios at the last strike, so it was at least then an option.