Monday, January 26, 2009

Today's Video Link

For this week only, we have a tradition of linking to a Monty Python clip on Monday...

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Hollywood Labor News

The Screen Actors Guild board today took steps to oust its executive director and head negotiator, Doug Allen. No one will be surprised that he's going away but the all-around expectation was that he'd get the message (or the severance package) and resign with one of those "For the good of the union..." speeches that would go some distance towards healing. That he's being kicked out this way will probably make things somewhat worse before they can begin to get better.

By the way: I erred back in this message when I said SAG needs a 70% agreement of its members to call a strike. It actually needs 75%, which is of course even less attainable. I'd be surprised it they could get 50% right now.

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