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Re:A group of Google workers have announced plans to unionize by jonas21 on Monday January 04, 2021 @03:58PM (#25637888)
Are you really holding up the film industry as a model that tech should emulate?

Because the median annual wage for SAG-AFTRA members is about $7500 [1]. And that doesn't even include members who failed to find any work during the year. 85% of members don't make enough to get health benefits through the union, which kick in if you make over $18K/year [2]. These are poverty-level wages.

[1] https://www.smdp.com/noteworthy-your-union-has-screwed-you/1...

[2] https://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-actors-insurance-2014...

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Re:A group of Google workers have announced plans to unionize by astura on Monday January 04, 2021 @05:43PM (#25639307)
Um, that seems like a consequence of the nature of acting, which is short term gigs with lots of competition rather than a consequence of unionization.

The only actor I personally know just does it on the side for some extra cash rather than it being her day job.

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Re:A group of Google workers have announced plans to unionize by MisterBastahrd on Monday January 04, 2021 @05:13PM (#25638991)
Are you really pretending that actors have the same sort of work schedules as developers?
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