The Writers Guild of America (WGA) strike will end at 12:01 a.m. PT on Wednesday.

  • Dieterlan@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    While that may be true, they are probably also weighing that this has been a long strike. I don’t know about you, but if I had to go 100+ days without working, my finances would be a wreck. Reality is, people gotta eat

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      1 year ago

      does the union keep some sort of bank to pay everyone striking or is it just “hope you have some savings”?

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        Not sure how the WGA operates but it’s pretty common to have reserve funds for strikes as well as doing fundraisers and whatnot

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        Most/all unions keep a “war chest” to pay members during strikes, but the pay rates are usually far below members’ normal earnings.

        I was in a UFCW strike when I was young, and the union paid us all minimum wage. For most of us, this was less than half what we’d been earning.

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        I literally have no idea, but I assume that the strike cannot go on forever. Though, since I made my previous comment I’ve learned that the striking members are still able to work, so long as it isn’t WGA specific stuff (which seems fairly obvious, and I feel dumb for not realizing it). So, while it’s lesser paying stuff, those who really need it can still get work to hold them over.

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        1 year ago

        As a Teamster, if I strike I get 80% of my pay (well above minimum wage) and I get their health care. Starting day one of the strike. Used to have to be on strike for two weeks, but it changed.

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      1 year ago

      Not just the writers either, the entire industry is at a standstill while this plays out, and now they’ve gotta wait for the writers to actually write before productions start back up again. Lots of people will be out of work until spring probably.