Posts by Brendon Mills
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"Which, when I did it, was called "contracting"
I thought it was fixed term employment?
As I said before, why is is so difficult for Jackson to grasp. He seems like an intelligent man.
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...actors union should have checked in with the techs before calling in a ban that affects all of them.
This is probably a case where there needs to be one union for all workers in the film industry.
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Mr King, as I said before, if we want a high skill high wage economy, then our film industry needs to shrink, if it is to continue slashing wages and conditions.
As I said before, when it comes down to it, you see more people queing outside the local meatworks than outside peter jackson's backlot (generously provided to him by the crown - I seem to recall the army base in Fort Dorset was rented to him). Simply because there are better wages and more security in the primary processing industry (and its probably way easier to get a job).
Same with the oil and gas sector. Oil and gas money, as well as farming money contribute a great deal to my home province, and I think Taranaki oil rig workers won a deal a few weeks back which gave them parity with their australian counterparts, somehow I dont see Mr Jackson doing that.
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See you point 'Sue', but I dont see why Peter Jackson cant just employ people. Surely it not that hard? It makes me wonder if he sees his workers as expendable.
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He's one of over 2000 contractors
And what if any of those 'contractors' decided that they wanted to be employees with SECURITY.
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And if anyone is wondering, I am not singling out RB. His case was the first that popped into my head thats all..
I am feeling really exposed here using my real name, but the account I created on here 2 years ago, millsy, somehow wouldnt let me sign in.
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How does an actor go about that? Should Peter Jackson be mandated to make sequels of the Hobbit for as long as he lives? In which case, can I kill myself now?
Um, Jackson offers a contract, for terms and conditions over a fixed period and then when it runs out the actor goes and looks for another job. As I understand it, thats what they do in places like farming, etc.
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(quite frankly I felt that he earnt it more than the likes of Richwite, Brierley and Trotter (the right-wing one), who did little more than flog off assets that taxpayers, workers and the like spent over a century building for some magic neo-liberal beans)
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I do acknowlege that the CTU and AE have handled the PR aspect of this issue very badly, but the concerns are quite legitamite.
As I said before, I dont see what is stopping Jackson from *employing* his cast and crew? Its not that hard, as I said before, there are various models used in other industry, ie seasonal/construction, etc and so on. If people want to be contractors, sweet, but they need to realise it is just Jackson pushing the risk on to them.
FWIW: I used to respect PJ for what he did for our film industry, and didnt even begrudge him of his knighthood. I just really thought that he would have been better than this.
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I would also like to point out that despite the growth of our film industry, you will see more people queue up to the local meatworks for jobs than at PJ's backlot. It may be back breaking work, but a leading hand at AFFCO in Fielding would at least be able to feed his family, pay a few bills and buy a playstation 3 for the kids and a pair of shoes for his wife.