“Galacticast” Shows Writers the Love
Saturday, November 17th, 2007Casey and Rudy at Galacticast send a shout out to striking writers.
Why I care:
I’ve got fifteen more just like it. Different years, of course. But all consecutive. And most of them minus the wallet creases.
To me, it’s a simple equation: if you don’t value your work enough to fairly defend it, whatever that work is, however much money you make, union or not, you and your work will be taken advantage of. And you will have only yourself to blame.
Some WGA members make a lot of money. Good for them. We would all like to make a lot of money. If your work is good enough to convince some Hollywood producer to write you an obscenely large check, fair play to you.
But if you’re thinking you really have no sympathy for some whining Hollywood fat cat writer who’s driving to the picket line in a Porsche after a $200 lunch, ask yourself how much you would have to earn for your work before you felt you could give the rest away.
What’s that figure?
By the way, I drive a 1996 Ford pickup with 192,000+ miles on it and get queasy if I spend over $20 for lunch. I’m not one of those big shot Hollywood writers and never have been. But I want fair pay for my work, regardless of what that work is, where it is or who’s writing the check. I’ll bet you do, too.
Because you can bet your employer has his/her/the company’s best interests in mind. That’s their job.
Standing up for your interests, is yours.
And now, a cute widdle bunny:
Peace…
TNH