Hollywood's Writers' Strike

[Alex]

I'm not a fan of unions and would be in the camp of thinking they are mostly an idea whose time has passed.

That said, the union structure of Hollywood is the format in which all of the players have agreed to play and it is the structure in which compensation issues are supposed to be worked out.

And yes, it sucks if other people are financially harmed by my decisions but I don't think it is selfish of me to refuse to work for compensation I consider insufficient. Yes, compared to what the average person makes I am pretty rich. And that would be true even if they refused to give me raises and bonuses for three years running. And the fate of the administrative assistant who might be fired if I were to leave the company would not play a role in my decision on whether to stay or not.