Honestly, if he hadn’t smack talked them the day after they got that 45 day budget passed, they probably would back him. Hell, if we didn’t need to get the big budget passed in 45 days, they’d probably do it just to fuck with the Republicans. Or they could fuck with McCarthy by voting for him and making the GOP think he’s cut a secret deal with the Dems.

They’re propping up an ineffective leader. As long as he’s in charge, the Republicans can’t seem to agree on much or get much done. He’s the perfect stooge.

Won’t have to if the Dems take the House back next year.

Yeah, all that you described? That’s what a union does. points at WGA They did it against some of the biggest multimedia companies. The only people who are going to fix the gaming industry are the workers and that takes a union.

The Variety article goes into more details.

https://variety.com/2023/biz/news/sag-aftra-vote-authorize-video-game-strike-1235735114/

SAG-AFTRA stated

“After five rounds of bargaining, it has become abundantly clear that the video game companies aren’t willing to meaningfully engage on the critical issues: compensation undercut by inflation, unregulated use of AI and safety,” said Duncan Crabtree-Ireland, SAG-AFTRA national executive director and chief negotiator, in a statement. “I remain hopeful that we will be able to reach an agreement that meets members’ needs, but our members are done being exploited, and if these corporations aren’t willing to offer a fair deal, our next stop will be the picket lines.”

The signatory companies stated

“We will continue to negotiate in good faith to reach an agreement that reflects the important contributions of SAG-AFTRA-represented performers in video games. We have reached tentative agreements on over half of the proposals and are optimistic we can find a resolution at the bargaining table.”

Like games that came out three years before!

Her net worth is north of $1.5 million. She doesn’t need the work to eat.

I worked a job where I figured a full quarter of the money I made from the job went to pay for commuting.

And how long ago was that? And have you heard back since?

Except they’re not? Filming was shut down as soon as the SAG-AFTRA strike started.

https://variety.com/2023/film/news/deadpool-3-stops-production-sag-strike-1235668880/

As for during the writer’s strike, I believe they could still film what was written. They just couldn’t write more or change the script. So I;d guess the idea might have been to film as much as they could, then do rewrites and reshoots after the strikes end.

we have values beyond just your profits.

Heresy! Blasphemy! Heretical Blasphemy! Blasphemical Heresy!

But are they hiring the right modders?

They owe them quite a lot…