The filing with the NLRB was independent of the lawsuit, and has no bearing on the Motion to Dismiss (the lawsuit) filed by the union, in response to that lawsuit being filed and served. A hearing for that Motion has been set for mid-September.
Thursday, September 01, 2016
National Labor Relations Board Dings Opponents of AEA’s New Rules for 99-Seat Theaters; Appeal to be Filed
The filing with the NLRB was independent of the lawsuit, and has no bearing on the Motion to Dismiss (the lawsuit) filed by the union, in response to that lawsuit being filed and served. A hearing for that Motion has been set for mid-September.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
1 comment:
Wow, I can't believe this issue is still in motion. I feel like I was writing comments about the impact of Equity's new rules on the LA 99-seat theatre scene during Freshman year. I can't say my opinions have changed much. Hands down, actors in 99-seat productions get paid next to nothing to do these shows. However, my understanding is that the majority of these actors are either volunteers, or choose to perform in their down time from another job in order to hone their craft. Because if they merely wanted to take a bigger paycheck, they could go work at literally any other minimum wage job and make more money. The simple consequence of mandating higher wages will be that these productions will simply no longer exist. It is logical that actors dissatisfied with the current arrangement would already not be working on these shows, so this ruling will only hurt those that continue to desire to perform in these shows. Yes, wouldn’t it be swell if these tiny shows paid awesome wages and everybody would win. But the much more likely outcome is that most of these tiny shows will cease to be produced, and no actors will get to perform in the 99-seat format. That seems like a worse outcome to me.
Post a Comment