Hollywood’s Biggest Stars Offer To Kick In $150M Over Three Years In Dues To Help End Actors Strike Stalemate

This is cute, but no. The studios should be paying people what they need to continue working in the industry so that the industry is a place where people can work. And this only weakens future negotiations.

Ech, this is like macro tipping culture.

Bosses don't want to pay workers fair wages, so the workers pass around alms.

"A lot of the top earners want to be part of the solution,” the two-time Oscar winner told Deadline. “We’ve offered to remove the cap on dues, which would bring over $50 million to the union annually. Well over $150 million over the next three years. We think it’s fair for us to pay more into the union. We also are suggesting a bottom-up residual structure — meaning the top of the call sheet would be the last to collect residuals, not the first. These negotiations will be ongoing, but we wanted to show that we’re all in this together and find ways to help close the gap on actors getting paid.”

That's really great actually. It isn't about helping the studios end the strike sooner. It's about helping making the union stronger. And ensuring those need residuals more, get them.

The writers should start their own network or website and start eating the studios' lunch.