Premium Members Victor Lazaro Posted July 24, 2015 Premium Members Report Share Posted July 24, 2015 Wow, that was a ride. We're all on the same side, yet hostilities springs out of thin air due to some communications issues. When I feel offended by something on the internet I always try to take it with a grain of salt and see if I didn't misinterpreted what the other party was saying. (And please, don't misinterpret my message of love and peace) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members RonBaldwin Posted July 24, 2015 Premium Members Report Share Posted July 24, 2015 Just hit "new content" and it brought me here. Communication is our business...not our policy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Alec Jarnagin SOC Posted July 24, 2015 Moderators Report Share Posted July 24, 2015 I should add that much of the reason we put things in catagories is for archival purposes. Almost everything is seen because of the "view new post" function when it is new, but years from now, people can look around the archives based on topics. That is what separates this Forum from Facebook, etc. Thank you all for contributing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members RonBaldwin Posted July 24, 2015 Premium Members Report Share Posted July 24, 2015 Alec has raised this point many times...one cannot stress the importance of posting here vs Facebook enough. Sometimes it is maybe more convenient or quicker to just post up on fb but there it is temporary...here it is archived and can always be accessed. Now that I got that off my chest, I am going to log onto fb and troll the steadicam group 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Joshua Gitersonke Posted July 25, 2015 Author Premium Members Report Share Posted July 25, 2015 So it's unfortunate but there's some knucklehead out there that crossed the picket line set up his rig and is working as a scab. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Alec Jarnagin SOC Posted July 25, 2015 Moderators Report Share Posted July 25, 2015 Joshua, that is evil. What state is this show shooting in? I'd love to the know their name? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Joshua Gitersonke Posted July 25, 2015 Author Premium Members Report Share Posted July 25, 2015 It's in Los Angeles... It's sorta hard for me to believe. Agua dulce movie ranch. I guess everyone has a price. We will find out who it is and Let you all know. I understand everyone has bills and it's tough sometimes but we are trying to make the work climate better for everyone. It's too bad these people don't understand that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Joshua Gitersonke Posted July 26, 2015 Author Premium Members Report Share Posted July 26, 2015 Just a little extra the jib op and Steadi op wore face masks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Rob Vuona SOC Posted July 27, 2015 Premium Members Report Share Posted July 27, 2015 Holy Crap . . . . Seriously they wore a mask ? NO Way! Josh, you have to find out who these knuckleheads are? Stoooooopid! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members RonBaldwin Posted July 27, 2015 Premium Members Report Share Posted July 27, 2015 So...anyone know who it was? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Brian Freesh Posted July 27, 2015 Premium Members Report Share Posted July 27, 2015 I joined the line at the PO today and it seems no one knows who steadi or jib is yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Robert Starling SOC Posted July 28, 2015 Premium Members Report Share Posted July 28, 2015 It's interesting how we all rally to support our brothers, sisters and the Union (and we should) but for the most part our Union sells us down the river with few exceptions. When do they take a stand for us? I mean a real stand? Do they really support 12 on / 12 off? Do they really support better wages or did the Tier program just give them an opportunity to get a slice of the low hanging fruit? Instead of creating more opportunity for our members to get health care they let it become more difficult to obtain and maintain for the rank and file member. The feedback I've seen online recently makes it sound like the service and services on the plan are not exactly working well for those members. I'm off topic and perhaps off base. Someone please tell me what the union has done and done well for us lately... Now that is off my chest, have a great day! Robert 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Alec Jarnagin SOC Posted July 28, 2015 Moderators Report Share Posted July 28, 2015 Robert, Of course there are complaints to be made and I won't disagree with you about the long hours situation. But since you asked, the Union has done a lot of good things too. I have been on sets where the reps show up and demand Production to stop at a certain hour (they've told the Gaffer to shut off the lights at a certain time). I was on a film last year that apparently never received their last check from their investor. As a result, our last weeks labor was not paid and the Union was able to pull it from the Bond company. Sadly, they still own me a large chunk of equipment rental (as well as a few other vendors). The IA has seized the hard drives and refuse to allow any editing of this film until we are paid…… I don't want to go into more detail than this because it is still pending. Its a complicated relationship we have with our Local but I KNOW we are far better off with them than without. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Philip J. Martinez SOC Posted August 6, 2015 Premium Members Report Share Posted August 6, 2015 Everyone get the eMail? This show is now union. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Rob Vuona SOC Posted August 7, 2015 Premium Members Report Share Posted August 7, 2015 According to Josh, and I have yet to confirm with our Union, I called them to ask but to date no one has called me back, but apparently the Union is very excited to have won this contract with 51 Minds and now the show Broken Skull Ranch is Union. (According to the Email we all got) The unfortunate part is, the Union waved all the benefits for the crew. I don't get that at all, isn't that one of the main reasons why we want it to be union. Also, to add insult to injury, not only did these crew people that walked off the show and picketed lose that last week of work, they don't get their benefits and the director and producers said that all of them should lose their number. In other words, your not getting a call to do next season ! I hope I am wrong and this is not the case . . . . . but very sad and so not what was expected. Josh, can you chime in and confirm this ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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