A Glendale health food store and a pet-focused nonprofit are teaming to provide a financial assist for writers and actors who are struggling to cover their expenses, including feeding their critters.
Off the Leash Modern Pet Provisions — an independent and owner-operated healthy pet food supply shop run by Matt Emrick — and betterTogether Forever, are giving away one free bag of pet food a month to striking WGA and SAG-AFTRA members and select support staff for the duration of the work stoppage (first-come, first-served while supplies last). The initiative sparked from an idea by WGA hopeful Nicole “Colby” Bachiller.
“I pitched Matt the idea because, truth be told, I know all too well what it’s like to worry about not only feeding yourself but the animals you love,” explains Bachiller, a script coordinator who previously addressed Hollywood’s pay gaps with the hashtag #IALivingWage. Once work stopped for her, she...
Off the Leash Modern Pet Provisions — an independent and owner-operated healthy pet food supply shop run by Matt Emrick — and betterTogether Forever, are giving away one free bag of pet food a month to striking WGA and SAG-AFTRA members and select support staff for the duration of the work stoppage (first-come, first-served while supplies last). The initiative sparked from an idea by WGA hopeful Nicole “Colby” Bachiller.
“I pitched Matt the idea because, truth be told, I know all too well what it’s like to worry about not only feeding yourself but the animals you love,” explains Bachiller, a script coordinator who previously addressed Hollywood’s pay gaps with the hashtag #IALivingWage. Once work stopped for her, she...
- 8/16/2023
- by Chris Gardner
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Update 6:45 Pm Pt: Updated to include responding statement from AMPTP
The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees announced in a memo to members on Monday that it is proceeding with a vote to authorize a strike after the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, which represents Hollywood studios, declined to respond to its latest proposal.
“Today, the AMPTP informed the IATSE that they do not intend to respond to our comprehensive package
proposal presented to them over a week ago,” reads the memo from guild leadership obtained by TheWrap. “This failure to continue negotiating can only be interpreted one way: They simply will not address the core issues we have repeatedly advocated for from the beginning. As a result, we will now proceed with a nationwide strike authorization vote to demonstrate our commitment to achieving the change that is long overdue in this industry.”
A strike authorization would...
The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees announced in a memo to members on Monday that it is proceeding with a vote to authorize a strike after the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, which represents Hollywood studios, declined to respond to its latest proposal.
“Today, the AMPTP informed the IATSE that they do not intend to respond to our comprehensive package
proposal presented to them over a week ago,” reads the memo from guild leadership obtained by TheWrap. “This failure to continue negotiating can only be interpreted one way: They simply will not address the core issues we have repeatedly advocated for from the beginning. As a result, we will now proceed with a nationwide strike authorization vote to demonstrate our commitment to achieving the change that is long overdue in this industry.”
A strike authorization would...
- 9/21/2021
- by Jeremy Fuster
- The Wrap
Colby Bachiller remembers “crying my eyes out to another fellow script coordinator” about mounting bills when she got the idea for a hashtag advocating for higher wages in her role and for others in her union. As she was fretting over whether to cut back on her cat, dog or car expenses, Bachiller says, “Right then and there, calling back to #PayUpHollywood and #MeToo, [I realized] it was time for us to share our stories.”
That “aha” moment for Bachiller, who worked on OWN drama series Greenleaf for several seasons as a producer’s assistant, resulted in the #IALivingWage hashtag. Members of ...
That “aha” moment for Bachiller, who worked on OWN drama series Greenleaf for several seasons as a producer’s assistant, resulted in the #IALivingWage hashtag. Members of ...
- 7/21/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Colby Bachiller remembers “crying my eyes out to another fellow script coordinator” about mounting bills when she got the idea for a hashtag advocating for higher wages in her role and for others in her union. As she was fretting over whether to cut back on her cat, dog or car expenses, Bachiller says, “Right then and there, calling back to #PayUpHollywood and #MeToo, [I realized] it was time for us to share our stories.”
That “aha” moment for Bachiller, who worked on OWN drama series Greenleaf for several seasons as a producer’s assistant, resulted in the #IALivingWage hashtag. Members of ...
That “aha” moment for Bachiller, who worked on OWN drama series Greenleaf for several seasons as a producer’s assistant, resulted in the #IALivingWage hashtag. Members of ...
- 7/21/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
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