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Facts on Hobbit
Facts on Hobbit
Helen Kelly, CTU President, said today that it is important that some facts about the union stance on the Hobbit are placed before the public.
• The
union is seeking basic terms and conditions such as hours,
breaks, overtime payments etc.
• The union has always
been prepared to agree those conditions as an industry
standard rather than a collective agreement.
• The
union advised Warners on Sunday (their time) that they had
asked the Screen Actors Guild to lift any “don’t work”
orders in place. A statement has been prepared by Equity
but Warners have asked to control the time of the release
and have delayed several days. We understand Wingnut were
aware of this when they met with Technicians last night but
failed to pass on this information.
• MEAA (Media,
Entertainment & Arts Alliance New Zealand Incorporated) is a
registered union in New Zealand. They affiliate to the CTU
in New Zealand and are a trans-Tasman organisation. We are
used to having hundreds of Trans Tasman businesses in NZ and
that appears to be perfectly acceptable. Many of our
performers work in both countries so a Trans Tasman union
makes sense.
“These films can be made here”, said Helen Kelly. “Following a meeting last week, which included Hon Gerry Brownlee, good progress is being made on developing an industry standard through improving the content and form of the current “Pink Book”. Last night’s meeting was ironically to begin discussions with Equity members on that process. It will now have to be rescheduled.
“Helen Kelly said NZ Performers want the movie made here as much as anyone, but let’s get all the facts on the table about taxes, subsidies, and other issues – rather than just blaming the union for asking to meet on basic terms and conditions”.
ENDS
New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
Te Kauae Kaimahi
The New Zealand Council of Trade Unions Te Kauae Kaimahi brings together over 350,000 New Zealand union members in 40 affiliated unions. We are the united voice for working people and their families in New Zealand.
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