>>13336748Based. New England IATSE 481 Studio Mechanics member reporting in.
>>13336758>allowing someone else to set your salary for you>>13336761If you or any other corporate shill decides to fuck with my OT I’ll trigger a strike until we get what we want.
>>13336762>>13336765>>13336775It’s really fucking bad. Unions are the last bastion of the white American family and it’s why there’s so much lobbying against them. See the programmed smoothies on this board who have swallowed that. The only reason I can afford a house an family in my mid 20’s is because I got my membership right out of school and it allowed me to make 6 figures in my second year as a lighting technician. In comparison you’d be lucky to break $35k as a salaried operator if you work for a news channel or in-house studio. For example, Production Assistants and Covid management personnel make $15 an hour because they aren’t unionized, whereas I make $40/hour for the first 8 hours I work, 1.5x that after 8, and they double my pay after 12 hours. Free hotels, food, and any gear I bring to set I get to charge them a kit rate for which can eclipse my labor rate. It’s insane how much money you can make if you’re part of a union.
