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(1of4) Why shutting down productions is the best (FASTEST) way to get us all back to work.
The cost of a shut down production day starts at $100,000. Could be more. Much more. It's never less.
And these are right now costs that hit the books today.
Shut downs also mean...
The cost of a shut down production day starts at $100,000. Could be more. Much more. It's never less.
And these are right now costs that hit the books today.
Shut downs also mean...
(2of4) ...meetings. "Should we try to go tomorrow? Can we move somewhere else? Can we even get the @!#@# trucks to show up?"
Meetings mean emails. Emails means annoyance. And all of this is centered on negative numbers in some spreadsheet somewhere.
This is important, 'cause...
Meetings mean emails. Emails means annoyance. And all of this is centered on negative numbers in some spreadsheet somewhere.
This is important, 'cause...
(3or4) ...while this #WGAStrong strike is about existential shit on our side (will writing be a sustainable career in 5 years?!?) for the AMTPT its just a number; a knowable number at which the shut down is MORE expensive than a fair deal.
And the faster we hit that...
And the faster we hit that...
(4of4) ...knowable number, the faster the strike ends. The more likely EVERY union gets what they need. The quicker we go back to trying to entertain, educate and move audiences.
Shut it down to bring it back. Shut it down now.
Shut it down to bring it back. Shut it down now.
(OVERTIME) -- for a dyslexic like me "AMTPT" is the WORST @!#@#@! acronym to type, which is why half the time it comes out at AMTPT (see above). My apologies to them, but - seriously - we all know this is an elaborate dumb show with a knowable ending.
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