According to the WGA negotiating committee, the studios are pushing for a "day rate" for comedy/variety writers. Truly horrifying. We won't survive something like that. #WGAStrong #WGAStrike #WGAStressed
why is a day rate is a problem? it’s a rollback from our current contract, which protects us with weekly minimum rates. And for many comedy/variety shows, we require a 13 week contract. Day rates would allow studios to hire fewer writers and overwork the writers they do hire.
@saraschaefer1 Talk variety are like .5% of shows? Why would they even fight for that?
@saraschaefer1 a day rate? what are they background actors?!
@saraschaefer1 explain day rate for us who aren’t in the industry. I just think it sounds like an hourly wage, which is outrageous
@saraschaefer1 those heathens will be using AI joke makers soon
@saraschaefer1 This is what my deal and my federal lawsuit are about. I beat their asses and the WGA helped them bury it.