Actors’ union ‘not happy’ about GTA 6 strike exemption, but confirms it’s in the contract: ‘Insane, but it’s there’
Actors’ union ‘not happy’ about GTA 6 strike exemption, but confirms it’s in the contract: ‘Insane, but it’s there’
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If it is in the contract, not much they can do. It is legally binding.
Just put the fries in the bag
Even the guild wants them to finish the damn game
Many labor agreements have nonstrike clauses. It’s weird working while your union brothers are hurting and on strike.
It’s not JUST Grand Theft Auto, It’s games already under active development before the strike began. GTA is just used as the Clickbait headline. Which is shit because it appears to be way worse that the clickbait is making it out to be. The general consensus being reported by many people is Videogame performers are being fucking shafted left and right by the union in addition to normal actors. The union keeps pushing for what could be deemed forced consent exploitation (Informed Consent, Sign this contract or don’t work, someone else will. Basically only the biggest stars would be able to tell people to shove it) and keeps making concessions that benefit these industries (like these exemptions).
Videogame performers get shafted despite the fact they could have many hundreds of more hours in the booth than a traditional actor.
GOOD!
God I hate the internet. This isn’t a special treatment thing or anything, the strike literally said that ANY project that STARTED BEFORE the strike would NOT be affected.
Same thing happened during the SAG strike. Anything currently under contract and started could and should be completed, and new stuff was on hold.
yes this strike that affects only 10 companies.
6 that are pub/game dev, 4 that dont do ether….
btw it was a small vote that ok it. with sag new minority wins voting system.
sag pr dept has been hard at work laying to press on the matter and press went with it.
This has the fingerprints of Big Smoke all over it.