How the IATSE Strike Could Effect WWE & AEW Television (Update: Strike AVOIDED)

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Update:

IATSE and AMPTP Negotiate New Three-Year Deal, Preventing Industry-Wide TV/Film Strike — Get Details





https://www.countoutpod.com//post/how-the-iatse-strike-will-effect-american-wrestling-television

On Oct. 13, 2021 the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) announced that they will begin a nationwide strike on Oct. 18 if contract deal is not reached. A strike was authorized by the union members last week during a voting process. Voter turnout was 90% and of that, 98.6% voted yes to strike authorization.


If an IATSE strike were to happen, many unions, including the men and women that film WWE and AEW will no longer be working starting this Monday, Oct. 18th. Additionally, other union members, like the lighting department, will stand in solidarity with those strike, per their contract and moral standpoints. Members of SAG, WGA, DGA and Teamsters will also stand in solidarity, meaning no actors, writers, directors, or drivers will be working during the strike. WWE, AEW, and any other American Wrestling promotion that uses IATSE union crew will be forced to either find replacement crews or shut down production. They can potentially still run house show style Monday Night Raws, but even that seems up in the air.


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Just use Jericho, he needs the exercise

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love how the internet doesn't suspect that these corporations probably already discussed backup plans :dead:

When my workers go on strike there's always a plan set in place. We hold meeting after meeting to have everything in place in the event of a worse case scenario

Do you have any idea how hard it is to find multiple replacement crews that know who to do the job you need? Camera men, transportation, stage hands and builders... I'm sure they have some type of plan, but that house of cards could easily topple if you get unprofessional who don't know what WWE wants. Its more then camera men.
 

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:wow:The death of professional wrestling shall be glorious.

But reality hits that a Raw thread will be on fleek and Dub will have neckbeards on standby holding up cameras for a Jersey Mike's sub and Khan's empty pill bottle.

You my puro gang breh but reading your posts outside the puro thread gets more bizarre every single day :dead:

love how the internet doesn't suspect that these corporations probably already discussed backup plans :dead:

When my workers go on strike there's always a plan set in place. We hold meeting after meeting to have everything in place in the event of a worse case scenario

The last writer's strike hit hard so why wouldn't this hit harder considering there's even more people involved?
 
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