{"id":13180,"date":"2023-03-15T13:41:01","date_gmt":"2023-03-15T17:41:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iatse.net\/?p=13180"},"modified":"2023-04-24T17:14:08","modified_gmt":"2023-04-24T21:14:08","slug":"liv-golf-strips-broadcast-crews-healthcare-other-benefits-despite-1-billion-in-projected-spending","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iatse.net\/liv-golf-strips-broadcast-crews-healthcare-other-benefits-despite-1-billion-in-projected-spending\/","title":{"rendered":"LIV Golf Strips Broadcast Crews&#8217; Healthcare, Other Benefits Despite $1 Billion In Projected Spending"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"13180\" class=\"elementor elementor-13180\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-edf2af3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"edf2af3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a6322dd\" data-id=\"a6322dd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71bf367 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"71bf367\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 1\"><div class=\"layoutArea\"><div class=\"column\"><p><strong>TUSCON, AZ<\/strong> \u2014 Broadcast workers are integral to the success of every sports production and take pride in their work to bring quality content to audiences worldwide. However, many behind-the-scenes technicians responsible for LIV Golf coverage feel far from valued team members.<\/p><p>In LIV Golf\u2019s 2022 inaugural season, crewmembers worked under a union contract, which contributed to the healthcare and retirement benefits that workers deserve. But the deal changed for the crew in LIV\u2019s 2023 sophomore season. Workers were shocked to learn that LIV had pulled the rug out from under them by shifting to a non-union production company and circumventing the need to provide important employee benefits. As it stands the technicians behind LIV Golf\u2019s telecasts are some of the few in major sports who do not receive health and retirement benefits when providing world-class coverage.<\/p><p>\u201cI gave up other work last year to commit to LIV because I knew I would receive much-needed healthcare contributions to keep my family in coverage,\u201d said one crewmember. \u201cBut now that\u2019s all changed, there seems to be plenty of money to spend on extravagant excess but not to guarantee the crew that puts their product on the air access to healthcare. These are industry standards, and the LIV executives could care less.\u201d<\/p><p>Making this sudden change in working conditions worse is that the Saudi Arabian Government\u2019s Public Investment Fund (PIF), the primary financial backers of the league, have seemingly bottomless pockets and no aversion to spending extravagant sums with the 2023 LIV season projected to cost $1 billion. Five golfers alone account for more than half a billion dollars in guaranteed contracts, tournament purses are in the tens of millions, and players, caddies, and extended entourages receive lavish private flights. These factors considered; the technicians bringing these events to television should be getting industry-standard wages and benefits.<\/p><p>\u201cI\u2019m in the twilight of my 30+ plus year career broadcasting golf, and I am losing much-needed retirement contributions, that I was counting on to keep me on track to reach my retirement goals,\u201d said a veteran broadcast technician. \u201cAt this phase of my life, I must continue to save as much as possible to retire at an appropriate age.\u201d<\/p><p>LIV Golf should ensure crews are taken care of. \u201cAs skilled and dedicated professionals, broadcast workers deserve fair benefits and working conditions that reflect the value of their contributions to LIV Golf,\u201d said IATSE Representative Rachel McLendon. \u201cWe are calling on LIV to ensure that all workers have access to benefits and are given a voice in their workplace.\u201d<\/p><div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 2\"><div class=\"layoutArea\"><div class=\"column\"><p>Additionally, IATSE is mobilizing to call on policymakers and industry leaders to support these workers&#8217; rights and hold employers accountable for any violations.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TUSCON, AZ \u2014 Broadcast workers are integral to the success of every sports production and take pride in their work to bring quality content to audiences worldwide. 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