Work Reform

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A place to discuss positive changes that can make work more equitable, and to vent about current practices. We are NOT against work; we just want the fruits of our labor to be recognized better.

Our Philosophies:

All workers must be paid a living wage for their labor.
Income inequality is the main cause of lower living standards.
Workers must join together and fight back for what is rightfully theirs.
We must not be divided and conquered. Workers gain the most when they focus on unifying issues.

Our Goals

Higher wages for underpaid workers.
Better worker representation, including but not limited to unions.
Better and fewer working hours.
Stimulating a massive wave of worker organizing in the United States and beyond.
Organizing and supporting political causes and campaigns that put workers first.

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SAG-AFTRA Alleges ‘Bully Tactics’ as Studios Suspend Negotiations (variety.com)

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SAG-AFTRA negotiations have been suspended, as the AMPTP says the union is seeking an untenable streaming residual.

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[–] SinningStromgald@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

I'm not a film historian so I can't really give you a rundown on the how and why actors get paid the way they do now and how shitty it was for so long before. I can give you the shity answer of its art, it's speculative and the studios will make money off their work for decades once filming ends. AND, unionize.

The tech industry is a cesspit of exploitation and it's not gonna get better unless y'all unionize and fight for it. I can't fathom how residuals would work in the tech industry outside of those adjacent to the arts for things like CGI and stuff.