The Screen Actors Guild has wrapped negotiations on its animation contract:
... [M]embers will receive a 2% increase in pay in each of the three years of their contract. Studios also have agreed to increase by 10% the contributions they pay to the union's health and pension plan ...
Everybody seems to be getting 2/2/2 these days. On the other hand, pension and health plans (the high priority areas in the current environment) are getting sizable bumps.
The thoughts and observations of the leaders of The Animation Guild (TAG), Local 839 IATSE. Jason MacLeod is the Business Representative, KC Johnson is the President. Mike Sauer is Assistant to the Business Representative.
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2 comments:
...which computes to about only 2% health and pension increasing after factoring in QE2, QE3, QE4,etc, and absurd healthcare cost inflation.
We'll get our dollar, but it will be only worth a dime.
Pension schemes are unusual beasts, especially public ones. Please, old hippies, don't live too long. Die quicker or pick up a shovel already.
http://redtape.msnbc.com/2010/11/in-new-york-a-44-year-old-firefighter-retired-with-a-101000-a-year-pension-for-life-near-chicago-a-parks-commissioner-q.html#posts
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