IATSE Sets Strike Date

[DramatistDreamer]

Just this morning, I heard the prosecutor's office was considering charges.

 

[dragonflies]

 

[John]

They lost the popular vote but the Electoral College set up they used voted to ratify by a slim margin

[DramatistDreamer]

Electoral College? Oh my, what a mess and that does indeed appear to be a close vote. 

 

[John]

Hopefully by the time the next contract comes up for renewal (July 2024) IATSE in their local unions will change some things like the way they vote for one & get better safety measures on sets. Start negoiating that deal now. Do not wait 3 years

[DramatistDreamer]

A lot needs to change, tbh.

I read an article an article that mentioned an interview with George Clooney where he lambasted the lack of proper protocol on the set of the Rust movie. He said he never even hear the phrase "cold gun" in all his years of movie making and when working with firearms, the armorer always hands the gun to the actor, who then always examines the chamber and does test runs to ensure there are no live rounds fired before going further and no pointing the gun at  upright (down at the ground then?) He said after the deaths of actors on set (including Brandon Lee, who was a friend of his), it's absurd that there would be such a lack of regard for safety on a set with weapons.