Visual effects professionals behind Marvel, Disney and Avatar have ratified their first union contracts. The agreements include minimum hours guarantee, overtime pay, rest periods and a pension plan
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/marvel-disney-avatar-vfx-workers-ratify-union-contrats-1236219346/
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AnalogNotDigital@lemmy.wtf · 49 pts · 1y
Hell yeah lets go. Good for these guys.
ceenote@lemmy.world · 38 pts · 1y
Every new industry has a period where its workers have to re-learn that, contrary to what their bosses say, unions are highly necessary and effective.
sunzu2@thebrainbin.org · 17 pts · 1y
NocturnalMorning@lemmy.world · 13 pts · 1y
I do Aerospace stuff, and I still feel like we should have a union. We don't, but we should. The amount of abusive jobs I've worked bcz people think engineers don't need the same safety nets as blue color workers is insane.
sunzu2@thebrainbin.org · 6 pts · 1y
Enzy@lemm.ee · 9 pts · 1y
Good. Still way too low salary, though.
DaddleDew@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 1y
So... The bare minimum that is considered normal in most other industrialized countries.
Griffus@lemm.ee · 6 pts · 1y
Sad to welcome the USians to the early 1900's life standard four generations late.
sunzu2@thebrainbin.org · 5 pts · 1y
jjpamsterdam@feddit.org · 4 pts · 1y
Good for them, I guess. Although this just looks like basic agreements most employees in Western Europe have had since the 1960s.
baines@lemmy.cafe · 3 pts · 1y
and here’s the reason for the big AI push
how long until they shut it down
PBBlog@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y