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[Kamilah Hauptmann]

 

[Free]

The workers behind Rick and Morty and Solar Opposites are unionizing

Hulu and Adult Swim are stonewalling as animation workers organize.

www.theverge.com

In the spirit of knowing their worth, the production workers behind Adult Swim’s Rick and Morty and Hulu’s Solar Opposites are moving to unionize.

On Tuesday, The Animation Guild, IATSE Local 839 (TAG) announced that the production staffs for both Rick and Morty and Solar Opposites have filed a petition to the National Labor Relations Board requesting the body to oversee a vote deciding whether or not the shows’ workers will unionize. Deadline reports that the petition to TAG came after Adult Swim and Hulu’s legal representatives made clear that the studious were not interested in voluntarily recognizing the bargaining unit — which consists of storyboard coordinators, production supervisors, and a variety of assistants — in its current form.

In a statement about the studios’ stonewalling, the bargaining committee pointed out that its request for voluntary recognition came from “a super majority of the workers” on both series and that neither studio had responded to them directly about their ask.

 

[Kamilah Hauptmann]

 

[WolfEyes]

Life and death on a superyacht: 'If something goes wrong, they can just raise the anchor and leave'

Crewing can seem a glamour-filled job. But at least three young Brits have lost their lives, as Rupert Neate reports

www.theguardian.com

While it is a dream job for some, other deckhands and chefs have horror stories of working punishing hours. Accidents, injuries and deaths are also commonplace, with union leaders believing working on superyachts to be more dangerous than life on oil rigs; over the past few years at least three young Brits have died while serving their billionaire bosses.

Meanwhile:

According to Boat International’s 2022 Global Order Book, a record 1,024 superyachts — defined as yachts longer than 80 feet — are in construction or on order, up 25% over the year-earlier period, surpassing a 2008 peak.

Superyacht building boom creates a supply crunch and crew shortage for ultrarich buyers

Shipyards are straining to keep up with demand for superyachts. Wealthy buyers are being told they have to wait three to five years for their custom orders.

www.cnbc.com

 

[Kamilah Hauptmann]

 

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Maglink

 

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[WolfEyes]

Too bad he was thinking only of white males.

 

[Free]

Too bad he was thinking only of white males.

Well, you know. Racism.

 

[Free]

 

[Katheryne Helendale]

I used to enjoy going to Applebee's until now.

 

[Clara D.]

I used to enjoy going to Applebee's until now.

Eh, Applebees.

I'd be way upset if Red Robin turned out to be evil, though.

 

[Aribeth Zelin]

Eh, Applebees.

I'd be way upset if Red Robin turned out to be evil, though.

I don't know - the endless rootbeer floats is evil for a diabetic just wanting -one- serving

 

[Kamilah Hauptmann]

 

[Kamilah Hauptmann]

 

[Katheryne Helendale]

I've dealt with managers who were like that. Not fun.

 

[Kamilah Hauptmann]

I've dealt with managers who were like that. Not fun.

Great replies in the thread.

 

[Free]

A real quandary.