The New York Metropolis Council’s Civil Service and Labor Fee handed a decision at the moment to help a good contract for placing actors and writers.
After a listening to, the committee voted unanimously to approve the decision, which will probably be voted on by the complete Metropolis Council on Thursday. The Writers Guild of America has been on strike in opposition to the Alliance of Movement Image and Tv Producers since Could 2 and SAG-AFTRA since July 14.
SAG-AFTRA Chairman Fran Drescher informed the committee: “My members need the identical issues for his or her children {that a} CEO desires to make nice fortunes for his or her children. We cannot be lower out of our livelihoods to allow them to look good for his or her shareholders.”
Lowell Peterson, Government Director of WGA East, mentioned: “Corporations’ refusal to compromise on our core propositions – proposals that will allow writers to construct and maintain their careers – represents a risk to the complete business and due to this fact to the economic system of this metropolis. We stay prepared, prepared and capable of negotiate – on All points that must be addressed.”
“New York Metropolis is proudly a metropolis of union and residential to creators of every kind,” mentioned Councilwoman Carmen de la Rosa, who co-sponsored the decision. “With inflation and the price of dwelling persevering with to rise, it’s important that our workforce can preserve a dignified life in our metropolis.” Nonetheless, wages have stagnated. Massive firms have profited off the backs of our leisure employees for a lot too lengthy, shamelessly making tens of millions and threatening the livelihoods of a whole bunch of hundreds of individuals. We anticipate AMPTP to take part in good religion – New York Metropolis will depend on it.”
“Writers at the moment are coming into their fourth month of a essential however painful strike,” mentioned Lisa Takeuchi Cullen, vp of WGA East’s movie/tv/broadcasting division — and future president of the union. “We’ve got been compelled into this motion as a result of our employers are refusing to compensate us pretty even whereas making Document income and earnings from our work. We’re grateful to the elected leaders in New York Metropolis who’re taking our calls for severely and taking a stand for employees.”
“It is in regards to the cash in folks’s pockets and the power of SAG-AFTRA members to manage how they give the impression of being and the way they give the impression of being,” mentioned Rebecca Dimon, government director of Native New Yorkers at SAG-AFTRA. “It is in regards to the core ideas of compensation and consent. On this metropolis, we imagine in truthful wages and good working circumstances, Unions have led the combat for jobs that may maintain a dwelling within the biggest metropolis on this planet.”
In response to the Metropolis Council, greater than 185,000 New Yorkers work within the business and it contributes 6.5% of the town’s annual GDP.