Canadian film and television workers are feeling the sting of twin strikes by Hollywood writers and actors.
Vancouver-based Derek Baskerville, who rents costumes mostly to U.S. film shoots, says he laid off a part-time worker last week and has scaled back the hours of other staff as work dried up.
She represents production designers, cinematographers, line producers and others who work behind the scenes. She says many are now “scared and at risk.” Even though it’s a U.S. labour dispute, the strikes have touched U.S. films and series that shoot in Canada and employ tens of thousands of local crews and talent.“Every day my calls aren’t dealing with producers trying to book people. My calls are dealing with my clients that I love and adore, who are scared and at risk. It’s awful.“
“It’s been really bad for all of us gig economy workers for the last four years. And some people haven’t survived, what with COVID and now this,” says Baskerville.He says he’s lucky to have paid off his mortgage and have personal savings.
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