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davriellelouna @lemm.ee

3w ago

Visual effects professionals behind Marvel, Disney and Avatar have ratified their first union contracts. The agreements include minimum hours guarantee, overtime pay, rest periods and a pension plan

www.hollywoodreporter.com VFX Workers Behind Marvel, Disney and ‘Avatar’ Ratify First Labor Contracts

The deals broadly offer minimum wage rates for workers, access to IATSE health and pension plans and meal penalties, while one agreement also provides AI protections.

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Hell yeah lets go. Good for these guys.

Every new industry has a period where its workers have to re-learn that, contrary to what their bosses say, unions are highly necessary and effective.
- Software Engineers learning their lessons now lol
  
  I do Aerospace stuff, and I still feel like we should have a union. We don't, but we should. The amount of abusive jobs I've worked bcz people think engineers don't need the same safety nets as blue color workers is insane.

Good. Still way too low salary, though.

So... The bare minimum that is considered normal in most other industrialized countries.

Sad to welcome the USians to the early 1900's life standard four generations late.
- This is like one group of people, so don't worry budy, rest of us still get fucked by daddy, no rubbers

Good for them, I guess. Although this just looks like basic agreements most employees in Western Europe have had since the 1960s.

and here’s the reason for the big AI push
how long until they shut it down

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