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Crew Deaths Put Safety Back In Spotlight For Guilds & Studios
As IATSE nears what is likely the final round of talks with the studios over a new contract,, safety is again a primary concern of guild members.
Deadline spoke with below-the-line folks from across the country, who point to bloated production hours and diminishing quality of life as contributing factors largely overlooked but can lead to myriad health and safety issues both on and off set. While the hope was that these penalties would disincentivize studios to regularly impede on crews’ rest times, the idea that they’ve by-and-large been ignored has prompted the unions to again bring this issue back to the bargaining table for ongoing contract negotiations. “We see that some of these companies or productions will continue to film excessive hours that are way over the top … and they don’t even blink at the fact that it’s costing them more money, so obviously they can afford it,” Teamsters chief negotiator Lindsay Dougherty tells Deadline.
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