Rob Hoegee @robhoegee.bsky.social · 11/12/2024Our union basically served as an extension of the studios. The relationship was cordial, if not deferential to the needs of our employers. We got perfunctory gains each cycle and rarely anything that could be considered historic. 171
Rob Hoegee @robhoegee.bsky.social · 11/12/2024Probably the biggest win for writers, which happened not long before I joined, was giving us enough H&P hours for a unit rate 22 minute script to get 6 months of health coverage. (This is still huge for us). Young members like myself asked why we never got what we really needed when negotiating. 161
Rob Hoegee @robhoegee.bsky.social · 11/12/2024The answer: “Just the way it is. We don’t have the leverage." And they were right. I’m sure at one point they too pushed for radical changes (there was even a strike), but over time were beaten down by the intransigence of the studios and the profound lack of leverage the guild had. 161
