The idea that a job is a passion obfuscates the reality that a job is an economic contract, and sets up the conditions for exploitation.
Tag: Writers Guild of America
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Hollywood Directors Reach Deal With Studios as Writers’ Strike Continues
The tentative agreement includes improvements in wages and guardrails around artificial intelligence.
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Has ‘Gig Work’ Become a Dirty Word?
If work for companies like Uber and Lyft once carried some appeal for offering flexibility, the kind of labor it has come to represent is now used by some as shorthand for a raw deal.
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Predawn Picket Lines Help Writers Disrupt Studio Productions
Workers from other unions have shown solidarity with the strikers, catching entertainment companies off guard.