Posted on 08/22/2023 1:14:46 AM PDT by Libloather
Production on the latest season of the Food Network’s Worst Cooks in America has been shut down after around 50 crew members went on strike in a bid to have the project covered under an IATSE contract.
The work stoppage on the series - which puts hopeless cooks through a culinary skills course for a chance to win a $25,000 cash prize - began on Wednesday after IATSE made an initial attempt to negotiate pay and benefits for the workers, which didn’t succeed. Crew members in the camera department, grip and electric and set decoration were all said to be involved in the work stoppage, a recognition strike that attempted to pressure management into recognizing a union as the workers’ collective bargaining representative.
The union, which represents tens of thousands of crew members in film and television, tweeted the news of the work stoppage on Friday. “The crew of ‘Worst Cooks in America’ are on strike in Long Island City as Bright Road Productions refuses to serve up fair wages and benefits,” the union stated. “For far too long, crews of unscripted TV have gone without industry-standard wages and benefits! Now, they’re coming together to demand better.” At the time, IATSE director of communications Jonas Loeb added, “With the writers and actors strikes still ongoing, we are witnessing an unprecedented wave of solidarity that’s breaking down old barriers in the industry and proving we’re all in this fight together.”
However, when reached by The Hollywood Reporter on Monday, a spokesperson for studio Objective Media Group said that the labor conflict had led to the shuttering of the New York production. “As a result of the IATSE’s demand for recognition on behalf of the production crew and our inability to reach [an] agreement with the union, Season 28 of...
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Dayum. I coulda been a star!
“an unprecedented wave of solidarity that’s breaking down old barriers in the industry”
Welcome to 100% unemployment!
There’ll be more bad cooks real soon, at least while they have money to patronize a grocery store.
Envision whirled peas…
Dayum. Their ads for the show were always the best time to get up and go pee.
Sheeeeeeeeeiiiitttt.
A friend of mine describes his ex-wife’s cooking skills: “Take it out of the can. Burn it. Serve it cold”.
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