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Couldn't get the link to the side-by-side of the WGA offer, the AMPTP counter offer from May, and the final deal, because it's a document to download and too many pictures to take for this post that probably wouldn't be legible, but it's in this tweet (click the link below the tweet to go to said tweet):

Don't forget,the fight isn't over for SAG-AFTRA and next year, contracts are up again for IATSE, including The Animation Guild.

If you're a fan of movies, tv, and animation, keep helping the guilds fight the good fight!

Also, please support the other unions that are out their now fighting their own fights including Amazon workers, Local 11 in LA, and Flight Attendants!

And of course, big thanks to strike hero Drew Carey for paying for probably THOUSANDS of meals for striking writers in LA these past five months.

1. Striking is the LAST RESORT. If a union is at the place where a strike is being proposed it is because they have been bargaining for a long time and exhausted all their other options.

2. Before a strike happens, all the members vote. Everyone is very aware of the status of negotiations long before they’re made public. But if a strike is occurring it’s because an overwhelming majority voted to strike—you want almost everyone in the union to agree before you take such a huge step.

3. Strikes are difficult but necessary demonstrations of workers’ collective power. The hope is that your labor is so essential that the bosses lost profits will make them come back to the bargaining table. The bosses are hoping that the workers will starve to death.

YUP go to unitehere.org to find your local chapter ❤️ I think Local 217 is the hub for all of Connecticut

Starting soon with lovely angel Muriel!

Stay tuned for the next days... ✨

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This is a BIG FUCKING DEAL.

It marks a huge break from a history of unions in complicity with Israel even against the demands of their own membership. Coming off its historic strike, taking this public and unapologetic stance makes it much harder for Biden to continue with his complicitiy and marks a profound shift in the relationship between the labor movement and movements for Palestinian rights.

“Unions know better than anyone what solidarity means. That’s why they’re increasingly refusing to stay silent in the face of this horrendous genocide our government is backing in Gaza,” said one labor activist.