Major Hollywood studios threatened by Teamsters pay dispute

[cory777]

Source: LA Times

The union, which provides drivers who haul equipment to film sets, is expected to provide a strike authorization vote from members.

Hollywood's drivers and the major studios continued last-ditch contract talks late Friday in an effort to avoid a head-on collision.

The local Teamsters branch, which represents drivers who haul equipment to film sets, has been negotiating for a new contract with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, which bargains on behalf of the major studios.

But a major stumbling block has been a dispute over pay rates for more than 3,000 Teamsters drivers. Barring a last-minute compromise, union leaders are expected to seek a strike authorization vote from members Sunday. Crafts workers including electricians and laborers also are participating in the negotiations.

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[Divine Discontent]

1. Go Teamsters!

[MilesColtrane]

2. Let's hope that the SAG, WGA, and AMPTA back their brothers and sisters in the Teamsters on this one

[boppers]

3. 3% pay raise during 0% inflation?

Gutsy.

Not that I have any sympathy for those who would be out the money, as, well, the industry is still bizarrely overloaded with overpaid parasites.

[MilesColtrane]

4. The average inflation rate this year is around 2%.

[boppers]

6. Source?

I was under the impression that it was flatlined, as a result of inflation in some sectors, and deflation in others.

[MilesColtrane]

8. Calculated from CPI published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics

http://inflationdata.com/inflation/inflation_rate/CurrentInflation.asp

[boppers]

9. Thank you soooooo much!

:hug:

My brain is/was still stuck on the deflation of last year (as noted at the site), rather than realizing that, well, the dip/crash is effectively over.

[MilesColtrane]

10. Hey, I hope it is.

Republicans are doing the best they can to keep the economy from improving before the election...those scurvy dogs.

[U4ikLefty]

5. Much like the tech industry?

[boppers]

7. There's a reason a put so much of my time into F/OSS.

Bizarre amounts of money is being made by people paying for tech that people willingly give away for free.

[ZombieHorde]

11. Why is this an On The Fence story. I love On The Fence, but this one

does not seem very controversial to me. What am I missing.