On this week’s episode, Sonny Bunch (The Bulwark), Alyssa Rosenberg (The Washington Post), and Peter Suderman (Reason) highlight the IATSE union work stoppage that seems pretty inevitable at this point. What do Hollywood’s trade unions want, in terms of money and work-life balance? Then the gang sets their sights on Bond, James Bond. Did they enjoy Daniel Craig’s final turn as 007? (You can read Alyssa’s review here, Peter’s here, and Sonny’s here if you want more from them on the subject.) And, in the bonus episode, they discuss whether Craig is their favorite Bond or a mere also-ran. If you enjoyed the show share it with a friend! If they don’t want to sign up via Substack they can get it a day later on Apple.
This Marvel fanboy who eats it all up supports labor.
It seems weird, I spent some time many years ago with some grips. They were young single and loved the long hours because they ended up getting paid double or triple time. Which let them take massive time off between productions. I'd guess this is a push by the older people with families.
The median grip has 1.8 children.
Working 80+ hours a week is cool when you are 25, but seriously who wants to finish their week at 6am Saturday morning?