NO MORE CORPORATE WELFARE for HBO
- by: FAIR PAY FOR IATSE
- recipient: Elected Officials of IATSE
We the undersigned IATSE members petition the IATSE leadership to improve our labor contract with HBO.
The current HBO contract sets wages and overtime pay far below the basic television agreement. While these concessions at one time may have been necessary to bring a fledgling HBO into the union fold, that is no longer the case. HBO has achieved record profits due in no small part to the sacrifices of our IATSE brothers and sisters. We believe it is time for this to end.
Presently, most crews on HBO productions work at rates ten to thirty percent below scale. DGA, WGA and the Teamsters all work under their basic television agreements with HBO-meaning they make the same as they would on network t.v. or feature films .
Only IATSE has a sub-standard contract .
One of the most egregious examples this contract's concessions calls for double time to be paid after fourteen hours, rather than the standard twelve. This encourages producers to regularly schedule fourteen hour days with little thought to the crew's well-being. We must restore the twelve hour overtime deal and curb this crew abuse.
Hit shows like The Sopranos, Six Feet Under. Curb Your Enthusiasm, The Wire, and True Blood have made HBO strong and prosperous. We believe it's time they stand on their own and no longer rely on our concessions.
Make HBO honor the IATSE basic agreement!
We, the undersigned, petition IATSE leadership to renegotiate our labor contract with HBO.
The current agreement sets wages and overtime pay far below the basic contract. While these concessions may have been necessary to bring a fledgling HBO into the union fold, that is no longer the case. HBO has achieved record profits due in no small part to the sacrifices of our IATSE brothers and sisters. We believe it%u2019s time for this to end.
Presently, most crews on HBO productions work at rates ten to thirty percent below scale. AMC, FX, Showtime and other cable networks pay television scale when producing original content.
WHY NOT HBO?
Only IATSE has a sub standard contract with HBO. DGA, WGA and the Teamsters all work under a standard television agreement .
WHY NOT IATSE?
The current IATSE contract calls for double time to be paid after fourteen hours, rather than the standard twelve hour period. This concession encourages producers to regularly schedule fourteen hour days with little thought to the crew's well-being. Often delays arise and result in even longer days which are hazardous to crew safety and well being.
Hit shows like the Sopranos; Six Feet Under; Curb Your Enthusiasm; and The Wire have made HBO strong and prosperous. We believe it's time they stand on their own and no longer rely on worker concessions.
Make HBO honor the IATSE basic agreement!
Sign PetitionSign PetitionThe current agreement sets wages and overtime pay far below the basic contract. While these concessions may have been necessary to bring a fledgling HBO into the union fold, that is no longer the case. HBO has achieved record profits due in no small part to the sacrifices of our IATSE brothers and sisters. We believe it%u2019s time for this to end.
Presently, most crews on HBO productions work at rates ten to thirty percent below scale. AMC, FX, Showtime and other cable networks pay television scale when producing original content.
WHY NOT HBO?
Only IATSE has a sub standard contract with HBO. DGA, WGA and the Teamsters all work under a standard television agreement .
WHY NOT IATSE?
The current IATSE contract calls for double time to be paid after fourteen hours, rather than the standard twelve hour period. This concession encourages producers to regularly schedule fourteen hour days with little thought to the crew's well-being. Often delays arise and result in even longer days which are hazardous to crew safety and well being.
Hit shows like the Sopranos; Six Feet Under; Curb Your Enthusiasm; and The Wire have made HBO strong and prosperous. We believe it's time they stand on their own and no longer rely on worker concessions.
Make HBO honor the IATSE basic agreement!
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