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Unions were on my mind when I read this. However, for some reason unions don't tend to take over in creative fields or fields of passion. SAG-AFTRA is the only

by madrox 3y ago

Unions were on my mind when I read this. However, for some reason unions don't tend to take over in creative fields or fields of passion. SAG-AFTRA is the only exception to this that I can think of. This is why I think it's become common practice for tech companies to profit share. We take it for granted now, but it's not common...especially for artists.

Andrex 3y ago
"Creative" unionization (for lack of a better term) doesn't pop up often in the news but it's absolutely out there and growing. Keep an eye on the gaming and VFX industries over the next few years. https://www.theverge.com/23789935/sega-union-cwa-unionization-activision-blizzard https://www.theverge.com/23789935/sega-union-cwa-unionizatio... https://apnews.com/article/technology-business-activision-blizzard-inc-gaming-communications-workers-of-america-62771a0556e445fd4f7945e7c36f2239 https://apnews.com/article/technology-business-activision-bl... https://www.cnbc.com/2023/09/13/marvel-vfx-artists-unanimously-vote-to-unionize.html https://www.cnbc.com/2023/09/13/marvel-vfx-artists-unanimous... https://iatse.net/avatar-vfx-artists-file-for-union-election-as-momentum-for-vfx-union-movement-grows/ https://iatse.net/avatar-vfx-artists-file-for-union-election... It also must be said that during the Hollywood strikes last year, it was the Writer's Guild that drove the talks and were the ones to get the studios to capitulate. And I find writing to be the building block of creativity and passion for a lot of industries. Every story starts somewhere, these days usually on a writer's PC. That the WGA is demonstrably one of the strongest unions in America makes me very happy, but a little forelorn other unions aren't nearly as strong. IATSE isn't regarded nearly as respectfully in Hollywood, for instance.

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Unions were on my mind when I read this. However, for some reason unions don't tend to take over in creative fields or fields of passion. SAG-AFTRA is the only

by madrox 3y ago

Andrex 3y ago
"Creative" unionization (for lack of a better term) doesn't pop up often in the news but it's absolutely out there and growing. Keep an eye on the gaming and VFX industries over the next few years. https://www.theverge.com/23789935/sega-union-cwa-unionization-activision-blizzard https://www.theverge.com/23789935/sega-union-cwa-unionizatio... https://apnews.com/article/technology-business-activision-blizzard-inc-gaming-communications-workers-of-america-62771a0556e445fd4f7945e7c36f2239 https://apnews.com/article/technology-business-activision-bl... https://www.cnbc.com/2023/09/13/marvel-vfx-artists-unanimously-vote-to-unionize.html https://www.cnbc.com/2023/09/13/marvel-vfx-artists-unanimous... https://iatse.net/avatar-vfx-artists-file-for-union-election-as-momentum-for-vfx-union-movement-grows/ https://iatse.net/avatar-vfx-artists-file-for-union-election... It also must be said that during the Hollywood strikes last year, it was the Writer's Guild that drove the talks and were the ones to get the studios to capitulate. And I find writing to be the building block of creativity and passion for a lot of industries. Every story starts somewhere, these days usually on a writer's PC. That the WGA is demonstrably one of the strongest unions in America makes me very happy, but a little forelorn other unions aren't nearly as strong. IATSE isn't regarded nearly as respectfully in Hollywood, for instance.