stopthatgirl7@kbin.social to News@lemmy.world · 1 year agoThe Writers Strike Is Over: WGA Votes to Lift Strike Order After 148 Daysvariety.comexternal-linkmessage-square13fedilinkarrow-up1268arrow-down13file-textcross-posted to: brainworms@lemm.ee
arrow-up1265arrow-down1external-linkThe Writers Strike Is Over: WGA Votes to Lift Strike Order After 148 Daysvariety.comstopthatgirl7@kbin.social to News@lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square13fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: brainworms@lemm.ee
minus-squareSnipe_AT@lemmy.atay.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down2·1 year agodoes the union keep some sort of bank to pay everyone striking or is it just “hope you have some savings”?
minus-squareBarrelAgedBoredom@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up21·1 year agoNot sure how the WGA operates but it’s pretty common to have reserve funds for strikes as well as doing fundraisers and whatnot
minus-squaretinkeringidiot@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up8·1 year agoMost/all unions keep a “war chest” to pay members during strikes, but the pay rates are usually far below members’ normal earnings. I was in a UFCW strike when I was young, and the union paid us all minimum wage. For most of us, this was less than half what we’d been earning.
minus-squareEjh3k@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoAs a Teamster, if I strike I get 80% of my pay (well above minimum wage) and I get their health care. Starting day one of the strike. Used to have to be on strike for two weeks, but it changed.
does the union keep some sort of bank to pay everyone striking or is it just “hope you have some savings”?
Not sure how the WGA operates but it’s pretty common to have reserve funds for strikes as well as doing fundraisers and whatnot
Most/all unions keep a “war chest” to pay members during strikes, but the pay rates are usually far below members’ normal earnings.
I was in a UFCW strike when I was young, and the union paid us all minimum wage. For most of us, this was less than half what we’d been earning.
As a Teamster, if I strike I get 80% of my pay (well above minimum wage) and I get their health care. Starting day one of the strike. Used to have to be on strike for two weeks, but it changed.