Thursday, January 24, 2013
Film crews have not been paid for work done on adventure film The Race to Save Nome: Union
www.calgaryherald.com: The president of a union representing local film workers says a major movie that was set to be shot in Morley this month has not paid dozens of crew members involved in pre-production.
Damian Petti, president of Local 212 of International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE), said between 75 to 100 workers, including 60 IATSE members, are owed money for work building sets and other jobs involving in pre-production for the film Race to Save Nome, which was at one time supposed to star Kurt Russell and Hilary Swank.
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This is a tricky situation to be in because on one hand these workers are owed money, but at the same time they should not be loosing jobs because they demand money. This is what unions are for, especially if union crews can not be replaced by non union workers. I know that for non union productions in New York City if a crew is not paid, that company carries one hell of a stigma, as they should. I worked as a stage hand for the Joffery Ballet company and the crew has yet to be paid. Now venues all over the city refuse to allow the school to use their spaces or workers.
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