http://www.everyjoe.com/articles/writers-strike-and-the-myth-of-the-free-market-15/ Sports News - Tech Reviews - Entertainment - Life Tips for EveryJoe Tue, 15 Dec 2009 00:48:07 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.everyjoe.com/articles/writers-strike-and-the-myth-of-the-free-market-15/comment-page-1/#comment-344434 Anne Wayman Fri, 18 Jan 2008 15:22:01 +0000 http://www.thegoldenpencil.com/2008/01/16/writers-strike-and-the-myth-of-the-free-market/#comment-344434 Without really knowing, my hunch is all long strikes have produced similar "collateral" damage - but why blame the strikers? Why not point fingers at the corporations who aren't paying fairly? Or even the government which has trashed anti-trust laws and fights unions all the time? Without really knowing, my hunch is all long strikes have produced similar “collateral” damage – but why blame the strikers? Why not point fingers at the corporations who aren’t paying fairly? Or even the government which has trashed anti-trust laws and fights unions all the time?

]]> http://www.everyjoe.com/articles/writers-strike-and-the-myth-of-the-free-market-15/comment-page-1/#comment-344433 John Hewitt Fri, 18 Jan 2008 02:54:54 +0000 http://www.thegoldenpencil.com/2008/01/16/writers-strike-and-the-myth-of-the-free-market/#comment-344433 Dodie, The collateral damage from this strike has been substantial and that is very unfortunate. The IATSE members are being hurt, as are the writers. That is one of the reasons why the Writer's want an end to the clause in their contracts that forbids them from honoring other people's strikes. The WGA definitely wants to be fair to other unions, it is one of their bones of contention with the AMPTP. Dodie,
The collateral damage from this strike has been substantial and that is very unfortunate. The IATSE members are being hurt, as are the writers. That is one of the reasons why the Writer’s want an end to the clause in their contracts that forbids them from honoring other people’s strikes. The WGA definitely wants to be fair to other unions, it is one of their bones of contention with the AMPTP.

]]> http://www.everyjoe.com/articles/writers-strike-and-the-myth-of-the-free-market-15/comment-page-1/#comment-344435 Dodie Shepard Thu, 17 Jan 2008 21:00:39 +0000 http://www.thegoldenpencil.com/2008/01/16/writers-strike-and-the-myth-of-the-free-market/#comment-344435 I have been and still am a staunch supporter of unions. The sorrow of this (WGA-AMPTP) is the huge amount of IATSE union members who are loosing their income, savings, and is putting their entire familys in jepardy. They, unlike writers, who have a larger chance of recouping their lost wages, have left some other innocent industry entertainment union members in total peril. Strikes are supposed to help all of those working in that related industry. Certainly, it would not appear to be in this case. That "Ivory "Tower" seems to be getting higher and loftier I have been and still am a staunch supporter of unions. The sorrow of this (WGA-AMPTP) is the huge amount of IATSE union members who are loosing their income, savings, and is putting their entire familys in jepardy. They, unlike writers, who have a larger chance of recouping their lost wages, have left some other innocent industry entertainment union members in total peril.
Strikes are supposed to help all of those working in that related industry. Certainly, it would not appear to be in this case. That “Ivory “Tower” seems to be getting higher and loftier

]]> http://www.everyjoe.com/articles/writers-strike-and-the-myth-of-the-free-market-15/comment-page-1/#comment-344436 WGA Writers Strike - Issues Explained Thu, 17 Jan 2008 14:50:57 +0000 http://www.thegoldenpencil.com/2008/01/16/writers-strike-and-the-myth-of-the-free-market/#comment-344436 [...] Yesterday I wrote a post called: Writers Strike and the Myth of the Free Market [...] [...] Yesterday I wrote a post called: Writers Strike and the Myth of the Free Market [...]

]]> http://www.everyjoe.com/articles/writers-strike-and-the-myth-of-the-free-market-15/comment-page-1/#comment-344439 Three Reasons to Support the WGA Strike and Three Ways You Can Do It | Writer's Resource Center Thu, 17 Jan 2008 03:25:49 +0000 http://www.thegoldenpencil.com/2008/01/16/writers-strike-and-the-myth-of-the-free-market/#comment-344439 [...] Wayman over at The Golden Pencil wrote a great article about the WGA strike today, and in the comments she asked me for ideas about how to support the [...] [...] Wayman over at The Golden Pencil wrote a great article about the WGA strike today, and in the comments she asked me for ideas about how to support the [...]

]]> http://www.everyjoe.com/articles/writers-strike-and-the-myth-of-the-free-market-15/comment-page-1/#comment-344438 Anne Wayman Thu, 17 Jan 2008 00:25:10 +0000 http://www.thegoldenpencil.com/2008/01/16/writers-strike-and-the-myth-of-the-free-market/#comment-344438 Thanks John... I'm wondering how to support those writers more because I suspect the outcome of this strike will have an impact on my online income... any ideas? Thanks John… I’m wondering how to support those writers more because I suspect the outcome of this strike will have an impact on my online income… any ideas?

]]> http://www.everyjoe.com/articles/writers-strike-and-the-myth-of-the-free-market-15/comment-page-1/#comment-344437 John Hewitt Wed, 16 Jan 2008 23:06:42 +0000 http://www.thegoldenpencil.com/2008/01/16/writers-strike-and-the-myth-of-the-free-market/#comment-344437 Thank you for an excellent article. The writer's strike is about more than just Internet Rights, but that is certainly the most interesting piece of the puzzle, especially to bloggers. The television and film industries are on the cusp of a tremendous change that we are just seeing the beginnings of. The Internet is just going to get faster and the ease of distributing content will make these issues far more important in the coming years. The writers have to make a stand. Believe me, the corporations are fighting them on this for a reason. Electronic distribution of content will be the standard within ten years, and the corproations want to hold on to every piece of that pie that they can. Thank you for an excellent article. The writer’s strike is about more than just Internet Rights, but that is certainly the most interesting piece of the puzzle, especially to bloggers. The television and film industries are on the cusp of a tremendous change that we are just seeing the beginnings of. The Internet is just going to get faster and the ease of distributing content will make these issues far more important in the coming years. The writers have to make a stand. Believe me, the corporations are fighting them on this for a reason. Electronic distribution of content will be the standard within ten years, and the corproations want to hold on to every piece of that pie that they can.

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