SAG-AFTRA members who perform in video games went on strike against all video game companies signed to the Interactive Media Agreement, effective 12:01 a.m. on Friday, July 26.
SAG-AFTRA is striking this contract so that members working in interactive media (video games) can continue earning a living doing the job they love. Our members’ work and likenesses are being exploited by artificial intelligence, and video game companies have refused to offer a fair deal that addresses this existential threat.
opie wrote on Oct 13, 2024, 13:46:
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SimplyMonk wrote on Oct 13, 2024, 23:28:
Yeah. That’s fair, but it isn’t like automation would do anything for us but remove jobs and increase corporate profits. Also, if automation was really ready to replace dock workers management would roll that shit out instantly and burn the union.
Prez wrote on Oct 13, 2024, 21:22:
In response to JTW: yep. That's why I can't truly claim to be pro-union. Unions will often vote to limit a companies long term success for personal interests. I get why they do it, as I said they are a net positive compared to corporations that have no checks and balances. Unions at best are a lesser of two evils. I worked union jobs for 20 years, so I have seen it firsthand.
JTW wrote on Oct 13, 2024, 21:03:SimplyMonk wrote on Oct 13, 2024, 17:05:Marvin T. Martian wrote on Oct 13, 2024, 15:40:Overon wrote on Oct 13, 2024, 14:05:NO THEY ARE NOT "The demand by striking U.S. dockworkers for a 77% wage increase is breathtaking in its scale even to veterans of the bare-knuckle negotiations of past port labor contracts." "captains’ pay at US mainline carriers has increased 46% since 2020, while those flying for US regional airlines saw their wages rise 86%." and on and on. Just more increases in prices for those that can't hold the public and country hostage
Labor actions are good.
What they negotiated was an increase of 68% over 7 years which is pretty reasonable given inflation. On average that means that in 7 years, the most senior of dock workers will be making $120K/year working 40hr/week which seems pretty solid if not still on the low side due to our inflation over the next 7 years and real estate prices in around those docks. Probably not even enough though to support a family without their partner also working a comparable job minus daycare.
What is your problem with any of this?
To be fair, they're not really doing the rest of us any favors with this. Our port system is backwards - of developed countries, it's one of the most out-of-date and primitive, also making it slow and much more expensive.
Why? Because the union has blocked the automation that has improved every other modern port in the world.
SimplyMonk wrote on Oct 13, 2024, 17:05:Marvin T. Martian wrote on Oct 13, 2024, 15:40:Overon wrote on Oct 13, 2024, 14:05:NO THEY ARE NOT "The demand by striking U.S. dockworkers for a 77% wage increase is breathtaking in its scale even to veterans of the bare-knuckle negotiations of past port labor contracts." "captains’ pay at US mainline carriers has increased 46% since 2020, while those flying for US regional airlines saw their wages rise 86%." and on and on. Just more increases in prices for those that can't hold the public and country hostage
Labor actions are good.
What they negotiated was an increase of 68% over 7 years which is pretty reasonable given inflation. On average that means that in 7 years, the most senior of dock workers will be making $120K/year working 40hr/week which seems pretty solid if not still on the low side due to our inflation over the next 7 years and real estate prices in around those docks. Probably not even enough though to support a family without their partner also working a comparable job minus daycare.
What is your problem with any of this?
Marvin T. Martian wrote on Oct 13, 2024, 15:40:Overon wrote on Oct 13, 2024, 14:05:NO THEY ARE NOT "The demand by striking U.S. dockworkers for a 77% wage increase is breathtaking in its scale even to veterans of the bare-knuckle negotiations of past port labor contracts." "captains’ pay at US mainline carriers has increased 46% since 2020, while those flying for US regional airlines saw their wages rise 86%." and on and on. Just more increases in prices for those that can't hold the public and country hostage
Labor actions are good.
Marvin T. Martian wrote on Oct 13, 2024, 15:40:Overon wrote on Oct 13, 2024, 14:05:NO THEY ARE NOT "The demand by striking U.S. dockworkers for a 77% wage increase is breathtaking in its scale even to veterans of the bare-knuckle negotiations of past port labor contracts." "captains’ pay at US mainline carriers has increased 46% since 2020, while those flying for US regional airlines saw their wages rise 86%." and on and on. Just more increases in prices for those that can't hold the public and country hostage
Labor actions are good.
Marvin T. Martian wrote on Oct 13, 2024, 15:40:Overon wrote on Oct 13, 2024, 14:05:NO THEY ARE NOT "The demand by striking U.S. dockworkers for a 77% wage increase is breathtaking in its scale even to veterans of the bare-knuckle negotiations of past port labor contracts." "captains’ pay at US mainline carriers has increased 46% since 2020, while those flying for US regional airlines saw their wages rise 86%." and on and on. Just more increases in prices for those that can't hold the public and country hostage
Labor actions are good.
Marvin T. Martian wrote on Oct 13, 2024, 15:40:Overon wrote on Oct 13, 2024, 14:05:NO THEY ARE NOT "The demand by striking U.S. dockworkers for a 77% wage increase is breathtaking in its scale even to veterans of the bare-knuckle negotiations of past port labor contracts." "captains’ pay at US mainline carriers has increased 46% since 2020, while those flying for US regional airlines saw their wages rise 86%." and on and on. Just more increases in prices for those that can't hold the public and country hostage
Labor actions are good.
Overon wrote on Oct 13, 2024, 14:05:NO THEY ARE NOT "The demand by striking U.S. dockworkers for a 77% wage increase is breathtaking in its scale even to veterans of the bare-knuckle negotiations of past port labor contracts." "captains’ pay at US mainline carriers has increased 46% since 2020, while those flying for US regional airlines saw their wages rise 86%." and on and on. Just more increases in prices for those that can't hold the public and country hostage
Labor actions are good.