AMPTP’s Strike Fear-Mongering in Trades

COMMENTS (39)

• How about if the AMPTP sends the SAG proposal to their shareholders for a vote?

  Comment by Anonymous — Wednesday July 2, 2008 @ 11:12am PDT  Reply to this post

• Anonymous-
  “How about if the AMPTP sends the SAG proposal to their shareholders for a vote?”

  How about you take a business class.

  Shareholders don’t vote on contracts of this type. Union members vote on contracts involving union members contracts. It is incumbent upon the SAG leadership to put the contract offer up for a vote.

  There is absolutely no reason why they shouldn’t let the members vote. If anyone can tell me why they shouldn’t let it go to vote, please explain. You can’t say your fighting for the members and not let them have a voice. You can’t slow and stop work without having their voices heard. Even the best PR firm in the world can’t explain this kind of hypocrisy.

  The WGA, DGA, AFTRA, IATSE, TEAMSTERS all did it. SAG needs to do it now or change its name to ADD, because it has a hard time focusing on its contract and its membership.

  dysfunctional is as dysfunctional does

  Comment by NotgoingtoTip — Wednesday July 2, 2008 @ 12:02pm PDT  Reply to this post

• F*CK the AMPTP. I hope piracy destroys this business.

  Comment by bob-e — Wednesday July 2, 2008 @ 12:22pm PDT  Reply to this post

• LP
  I wouldnt be trashing the 80,000 who make less than 1000 a year acting. It could happen to anyone. One or tow bad movie performances by money take in and you will find yourself in the same boat as those 80,000 so SHAME ON YOU!!!

  Comment by john — Wednesday July 2, 2008 @ 12:56pm PDT  Reply to this post

• Dear Dan300,
  I’m sure “Tommyboy” Hanks is quaking in his boots at the thought of you and yours being against him.

  Comment by Scott — Wednesday July 2, 2008 @ 1:00pm PDT  Reply to this post

• Dear John,
  Good post, good points. But I’ll tell you what we’ll shoot. More “Real Incredible Animal” shows, more reality shows, and more AFTRA shows. And guess who gets to work on those shows? The DGA. The one union, not SAG, where nothing can be done without it.

  Comment by Scott — Wednesday July 2, 2008 @ 1:04pm PDT  Reply to this post

• I think once this ugliness is over. The guilds and unions involved should use part of the pension funds and buy stock in these companies so at the stock holders meeting we can have a collective voice.
  Money is power.

  Comment by just a thought — Wednesday July 2, 2008 @ 1:33pm PDT  Reply to this post

• Well, Scott. I’ll tell you one thing. Hanks knows damn well that he made a very dicey move, one of self-interest, because he’s a big-time producer, and he’s tired of “being held hostage” by the demands of middle class actors. Say what you want, but thems fightin’ words. Thems the kind of words that put you on the wrong side of your own union for… well, till you take the dirt nap, basically. he can never undo what he’s done. Actors will always remember that, in their hour of need, Tom Hanks got behind the union that represents less than 10% of tv, as opposed to the union that covers ALL film and 90% of television – and ALL of the films he’s ever made. And why? Because he’s a big, swingin’ dick. He’s got stuff to do. Movies to shoot. Places to go. Productions to produce. Popes to meet. So, “out of my way middle-class actors – you’re starting to ANNOY me with this ‘we need protection for the internet and maybe a raise in a 25 year old dvd residual’ thing. I’m TOM HAAAAAAAAANNNKKKSSS!!!!”
  He may not be quaking in his boots, but, I guarantee you there’s a small voice in the back of his head going “uh… fuck… I can never take that back… they’re gonna all be really pissed off… and, I, I, I – everybody liked me! Now? I sold out SAG for a union that makes three tv shows in some guys basement.”

  Comment by Dan300 — Wednesday July 2, 2008 @ 2:22pm PDT  Reply to this post

• Wow Dan300, tell me how you really feel. It may be that he was doing this in support of middle-class actors, knowing that the internecine warfare that is SAG vs AFTRA was going to hurt everybody. I’ll ask him the next time I see him.

  Comment by Scott — Wednesday July 2, 2008 @ 3:13pm PDT  Reply to this post

• Scott, you’re absolutely correct that the “interecine warfare” between SAG and AFTRA is going to harm every member of those two guilds.

  But not as much as ratifying the AFTRA contract.

  Comment by A-Listers should stay out of it — Wednesday July 2, 2008 @ 4:25pm PDT  Reply to this post

• I don’t know about you but …………. I still wanna ride the crane.

  Comment by #44 — Wednesday July 2, 2008 @ 6:09pm PDT  Reply to this post

• you want to end SAG’s dysfunction? Very simple I think. You create a rule that to remain an active (i.e. VOTING) member of SAG you have to make a certain amount through Guild sanctioned work every year. If you don’t, you remain a member, but you pay less dues and you don’t vote. In one fell swoop, you will have changed the culture and leadership of SAG.

  Done.

  Comment by a suit — Thursday July 3, 2008 @ 8:37am PDT  Reply to this post

• Hey Suit, you really think reason and logic will be entertained by this crew of bloggers.

  Comment by Scott — Thursday July 3, 2008 @ 11:41am PDT  Reply to this post

• suit i love that idea

  Comment by John — Thursday July 3, 2008 @ 2:21pm PDT  Reply to this post