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Re:Trump announces 100% tariffs on movies ‘produced in forei... by echelon on Tuesday May 06, 2025 @03:02PM (#43908530)
Teamsters statement:

https://teamster.org/2025/05/teamsters-statement-on-presiden...

IATSE statement:

https://iatse.net/iatse-on-president-trump-movie-tariff-anno...

tl;dr - the Teamsters love this. IATSE likes it, but wants to make sure their Canadian membership isn't hurt.

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Re:Trump announces 100% tariffs on movies ‘produced in forei... by detaro on Tuesday May 06, 2025 @03:04PM (#43908554)
The cynic in me wonders what will happen once the first billionaire whines to Trump how the unions make returning movies to the US so expensive.
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Re:Trump announces 100% tariffs on movies ‘produced in forei... by viraptor on Tuesday May 06, 2025 @04:26PM (#43909295)
I was asking about the other direction. Sure it's convenient for IATSE right now, but is Trump thinking about them at all or are they going to be thrown under the bus with the next change/decision?
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