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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Do we think anyone will cross the picket line? If so, who? [/quote]

Non-union employees. [/quote]

[b]There aren't any non-union folks in the film industry. [/b] There are a lot of folks who are trying to break into film production.  Crossing the picket line will kill any chance they might have [/quote]

IATSE member here and this isn't true at all.  My jurisdiction is in a right-to-work state and while we ideally hire members from our roster first, we often need such a high volume of workers in such a concentrated time that we hire non-union people regularly in plentiful work times. Because the show has a contract with our union these employees still have dues deducted from their paychecks and everything about their work situation operates under our rules, but in exchange they get benefits paid into an account by the movie just like all the union members.

One of my co-workers and friends is on our board and I've had many conversations with her about hiring non-union members and she says she makes it a point to let the young guys try out working with us for a movie or two before she starts to put any pressure on them about joining.

Additionally, in the city I live in there are two Bravo reality shows filmed and neither operates with an IATSE contract.  There are several HGTV home flipping type shows in the area that don't either. [/quote]

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