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Opinion | The Film Industry Wants to Keep the Status Quo? Then Shut It Down.

Hollywood is back in full swing, grinding those behind the scenes down to the bone. Can a new union contract fix that?

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Hasnain says:

“The eight-hour workday was among the first fights taken up by the American unionized labor movement. Today’s fight over hours may be the one on which workers rebuild the movement.

“As much as I love my job, I’m realizing that it’s not worth my life,” Mr. Palacios said. “It’s unhealthy when your whole life is tied to a waged job. You don’t realize how bad that is until it’s too late.””

Posted on 2021-10-09T22:19:47+0000