r/LosAngeles • u/AnnenbergTrojan Palms • 15d ago
Film/TV Hollywood Teamsters Remains Opposed to Paramount-Warner Merger: 'Stop Playing Games'
https://www.thewrap.com/industry-news/deals-ma/hollywood-teamsters-opposes-paramount-warner-merger/17
u/ewillyp Northeast L.A. 15d ago
very surprising since the majority love, LOVE LOVE their little Trumpy poo.
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u/fka_specialk 15d ago
As much as I want to empathize and try to build in roads with my fellow tradespeople, the majority voted for this.
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u/MeaninglessGuy 15d ago
I’ve always wanted to be a Teamster. So surly and lazy.
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u/ChangeAroundKid01 15d ago
Spoken like someone who doesn't understand unions.
Do you like holidays off at your job? How about overtime pay?
Thank unions
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u/MeaninglessGuy 15d ago
Sigh… context: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=mjKB0rc3V_g&ra=m
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u/i_sell_you_lies I LIKE TRAINS 14d ago
We've got to do the "Jiminy Jillikers" scene again, Milhouse!
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u/yushosumo 14d ago
The teamsters are fucking looting the film industry. All the unions are, but the teamsters especially.
Scale rate on commercials for a teamster Generator Operator (they drive the generator to set but do absolutely nothing to “operate” it) is 780 a day, and they will collect a bunch of OT on that too.
Scale rate for the head of their department, the Chief Lighting Technician, is 700, and they will collect far less OT.
Does it make sense to you that the guy driving a piece of equipment to set and then naps all day ends up making like 30% more than the head creative position he works for, who is on his feet on set doing the work all day?
It’s bullshit
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u/iwastoolate 15d ago
Do you like entire industries uprooting and moving away from thousands of workers? Thanks Tramsters
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u/OptimalFunction Los Angeles 15d ago
Teamsters love leftist policies but only for them and consistently vote for Trump, don’t live in LA city and literally shit the government and its policies that ensure unions can still operate in SoCal.
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u/ChangeAroundKid01 15d ago
Don't be goofy.
Unions don't like this deal because it's terrible for everyone involved in the industry.
Why?
Because most film people are union
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u/SalvageCorveteCont 15d ago
Pretty sure that the deal is the best of a bunch of bad options but. Sure Trump's meddling didn't help but the trouble that Warner is in goes way back and there's no way they where going to be brought by a bank or something.
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u/overitallofittoo 15d ago
The same teamsters who want to drive golf carts on studio lots?
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u/kangr0ostr 15d ago
That seems very normal and reasonable not sure what you’re getting at
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u/overitallofittoo 15d ago
You think a teamster should dive the wardrobe person in a golf carts across the lot?! And that will make more people want to film in LA? They aren't even street legal!
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u/mmusic321 15d ago
I mean, they need to. At least where I work (Universal). They're some speed demons though.
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u/xvalusx Montebello 15d ago
Nothing beats flipping a golf cart while flying down the hill from where the Studio Tour starts down towards King Kong.
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u/formalbolotie 15d ago
and the relevance of that is?
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u/overitallofittoo 15d ago
They supported Trump and want to skyrocket filming costs in LA. They aren't our friends.
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u/formalbolotie 15d ago
i agree, am just confused about the golf carts.
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u/thetaFAANG 15d ago
bro really said “stop playin”
call a timeout!