After a year and a half of Hollywood labor turmoil, we’re finally nearing a SAG deal and the end of this negotiating cycle. Will this be the beginning of a new era of labor peace in the industry? Unfortunately not. Silicon Valley is not going to suddenly take an Ambien and stop innovating. That means that a scant two years from now, when negotiations for 2011 renewals of the guild and union contracts begin, negotiators will be challenged with even newer forms of “new media,” new business models, and new economic realities.
Hollywood Labor’s Long-Term Future: More Unrest
Hollywood Labor’s Long-Term Future: More…
Hollywood Labor’s Long-Term Future: More Unrest
After a year and a half of Hollywood labor turmoil, we’re finally nearing a SAG deal and the end of this negotiating cycle. Will this be the beginning of a new era of labor peace in the industry? Unfortunately not. Silicon Valley is not going to suddenly take an Ambien and stop innovating. That means that a scant two years from now, when negotiations for 2011 renewals of the guild and union contracts begin, negotiators will be challenged with even newer forms of “new media,” new business models, and new economic realities.