{"href":"http://player.captivate.fm/services/oembed?url=http%3A%2F%2Fplayer.captivate.fm%2Fepisode%2Ffcd7d085-c2c2-4806-bdeb-3ba6a12bd5bc","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Captivate.FM","provider_url":"https://www.captivate.fm","width":600,"height":200,"type":"rich","html":"<iframe style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px;\" title=\"Lights, Camera, (Labor) Action!\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allow=\"clipboard-write\" seamless src=\"http://player.captivate.fm/episode/fcd7d085-c2c2-4806-bdeb-3ba6a12bd5bc\"></iframe>","title":"Lights, Camera, (Labor) Action!","description":"We won\u2019t call it an \u201cemergency\u201d pod because the news is kinda good. We\u2019d call it Breaking news \u2026 but it\u2019s not really that either.  <br/><br/>WHAT IT IS: a conversation with Rebecca Cook, proud Spokanite and Vice President of IATSE Local 488, which serves film and TV crews in Washington, Oregon, Montana and North Idaho.<br/><br/>We discuss: <br/><br/>The breadth of entertainment workers in our area <br/><br/>How a 12-hour \u201cshoot day\u201d is really a 16-hour work day.<br/><br/>How grueling hours lead to unsafe working conditions and potentially deadly commutes.<br/><br/>How \u201cnew media\u201d like Netflix, Amazon & Disney+ continue to pay people poorly, even as they cross a quarter-trillion dollars of market value, thanks to outdated contracts they are trying desperately to maintain at the expense of workers\u2019 health and safety.<br/><br/>The overwhelming majority of workers who are now saying \u201cenough is enough.\u201d<br/><br/>BUT ALSO: <br/><br/>Some seriously encouraging news about how taking this stand seems to be working.<br/><br/>Further Reading<br/><br/>Working conditions on film shoots: IAStories on <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/ia_stories/?hl=en\">Instagram</a> & <a href=\"https://twitter.com/IA_Stories\">Twitter</a><br/><br/>Solid background on <a href=\"https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/iatse-contract-talks-amptp-hollywood-strike-1235086185/\">how we got here</a>.<br/><br/>Track this fast-moving story at the industry trades <a href=\"https://deadline.com/results/#?q=iatse\">Deadline</a> & <a href=\"https://variety.com/results/#?q=iatse\">Variety</a><br/><br/>A Smidge of Action<br/><br/>An <a href=\"https://linktr.ee/IAStories\">exhaustive list of resources and ways to help</a>.<br/><br/>It\u2019s one of our more hopeful episodes in a while! Enjoy! <br/><br/>Get full access to RANGE at <a href=\"https://www.rangemedia.co/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast\">www.rangemedia.co/subscribe</a>","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/3e21b091-f9dc-4998-b35d-60591f702c21/b3f7a03043c75df8bbcfe5ebe0dc300a.jpg"}