You all are upset because your little TV shows are being knocked over. Well that's because writers are important. And as so they should be compensated. Can someone tell me why they shouldn't be compensated for online content?
If you have someone to have beef with, have it with the lazy fat cat corporations, head ponchos.
I am generally in favour of unions because collectivity is the only way for workers to ever have any heft in advocating for their better treatment, safety and compensation. Even for people who don't generally care about how things are for other people, just looking at what the facts are when it comes to how writers are scarcely compensated for home video sales and simply NOT compensated for internet streams (which their bosses tell shareholders are enormously profitable) should make it pretty clear that there's nothing for it but to refuse to continue with an arrangement like that.
And yeah, it's inconvenient for everybody. That's called pitching in because all of those writers who "can't" work during the strike owe anything good about their job to the union to begin with, and will continue to benefit from the union's struggle on their behalf.
Cats getting all weepy about "their shows" don't tug a lot of heart strings for me. If you have any respect for the team creating the show you want to see so bad, respect their right to profit from their own endeavours. You want EVERY channel to look like MTV this time next year!? |