There was a point, late last week, when Cathy Repola thought there would be a strike. By Oct. 15, Repola, the executive director of the Motion Picture Editors Guild, and other union officials had s…
But the drama is not over. The contract must still be ratified, and many members quickly denounced it on social media. The rank and file had organized online in support of a historic strike authorization vote, sharing the pain and frustration of toiling behind the scenes in Hollywood, in hopes of getting better working conditions and pay. To them, the deal felt like the status quo.
With little progress to show, the union leaders called for a strike vote on Sept. 20 — and 52,000 members mobilized to support it. That got the attention of top studio executives, and furious rounds of back-channeling and stealth diplomacy ensued. Among the key players were Peter Rice, chairman of Disney General Entertainment Content, former Directors Guild of America president Jay Roth and CAA managing director Bryan Lourd.
But the talks dragged out on thornier matters. Multiple sources say the small circle of players in the talks led by Lombardini and Loeb made it easier to make bolder moves like changing the wage formulas for streaming services. The old contract allowed nascent services with fewer than 20 million subscribers — such as Apple TV Plus, Peacock and Paramount Plus — to pay discounted wages to crews.
But many in the membership fear that the union blew a golden opportunity to secure the future of the retirement and health plans by making streamers pay more.
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