This on-going work stoppage has done little more than hurt people in the short-term and make both sides look like children with their immature "we're trying so hard and they're doing nothing" outbursts.
The latest is an entry on a strike blog site (I don't know the legalities of copying blogs, so I won't cut and paste the relatively brief diatribe) where a blogger, whom I presume is a writer based on the post's POV, rants about executives from CBS/Paramount going on a retreat this weekend. The angle of the post is that the execs are basking in luxury while the downtrodden writers are beating the pavement and struggling to pay their bills.
Of course, the blogger neglects to bring up the fact that such retreats are regularly scheduled no matter what is going on at the company. The blogger would like the reader to believe that the negotiations are being put on hold for this, but there is no evidence that any sessions have been scheduled (both sides seem more interested in putting off negotiating than actually doing any and always blaming the other side) or that anyone going has anything to do with the negotiating.
It's also been the WGA stance that the majority of their member writers make little money most years, basically waiting for that "big break" that brings in the bucks. Thus, the fact that the WGA is on strike really shouldn't have much impact on most members. The idea that they're all "struggling to pay their bills" seems to be a way of life for a member, based on their own words since the strike began. The only ones being hurt are the successful ones, as they're not drawing a paycheck.
Wednesday, January 9, 2008
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