Im so/so here with my support because of the things that the negotiations are stuck on.
The writers arnt minimum wage employees. There past contract's minimum wage for TV shows was $27,000 per half hour written. Plus benefits and residuals. The thing is what there fighting for will mostly help those who already make lots of money, those who write the hit TV shows that come out on DVD and the blockbuster movies.
The other thing is internet compensation. Theres currently no revenue. Not enough people watch ad supported free streams for the ads to pay that much. And pay downloads like iTunes are already cut up to hell and only $1.99. But I can see where the writers are coming from here, they where tricked in a way by the studios and left out of the big DVD boom. |