{"id":21315,"date":"2025-12-18T10:30:47","date_gmt":"2025-12-18T15:30:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iatse.net\/?p=21315"},"modified":"2025-12-18T10:31:08","modified_gmt":"2025-12-18T15:31:08","slug":"the-gun-on-second-street-crew-on-strike-in-west-virginia-in-absence-of-good-faith-negotiations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iatse.net\/the-gun-on-second-street-crew-on-strike-in-west-virginia-in-absence-of-good-faith-negotiations\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018The Gun on Second Street\u2019 Crew on Strike In West Virginia in Absence of Good Faith Negotiations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>WHEELING, WV \u2014 <\/strong>A clear majority of film technicians working on <em>The Gun on Second Street<\/em><em> <\/em>have signaled their united decision to form a union and bargain for industry-standard wages and benefits, the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) announced Wednesday. At this time, the producers have refused to recognize the workers\u2019 union and negotiate in good faith. In the absence of these talks, the unionized crew will strike on Thursday, December 18<sup>th<\/sup> at 10:30am Eastern. IATSE members are also ordered not to cross the picket line and should not accept work from this production in the event they attempt to replace the crew.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Crew members have reported they are not receiving industry standard wages and health\/retirement benefits, and have been misclassified as 1099 independent contractors rather than employees. Misclassification is a serious issue that can deny workers essential rights such as unemployment insurance, workers\u2019 compensation coverage, employer-provided healthcare insurance, and Social Security contributions. Such practices fall far below the working standards expected on professional productions and violate the norms of the American motion picture industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>The Gun on Second Street<\/em>, an independent crime drama written and directed by Rohit Karn Batra, lists Congressman Eric Swalwell an Executive Producer on the project. Congressman Swalwell has been made aware of the labor issues on this production. The film\u2019s cast includes notable actors such as Tom Arnold, Noah Fearnley, Sh\u00f4 Oyamada, Poppy Delevingne, Jack Kesy, and Dianna Agron. The film is shooting entirely in the Wheeling, West Virginia area and has presented itself as a local economic opportunity for the community. The production is covered under a SAG-AFTRA Agreement, but not under agreements with the Directors Guild of America (DGA), the Teamsters, or IATSE.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cEvery production, regardless of budget or political connections, must respect the rights of the people who make film and television possible. The Alliance is prepared to support this crew as they take collective action to secure safe working conditions, fair compensation, proper classification and a voice on the job,\u201d said IATSE International President Matthew D. Loeb. \u201cThese workers deserve the same rights and protections film and tv workers have across the country. I\u2019m proud of this crew for standing together in this moment and fighting for what\u2019s right in the face of tremendous pressure. It is now the producers\u2019 responsibility to meet them at the bargaining table and negotiate in good faith.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WHEELING, WV \u2014 A clear majority of film technicians working on The Gun on Second Street have signaled their united decision to form a union and bargain for industry-standard wages [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5581,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[20],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>\u2018The Gun on Second Street\u2019 Crew on Strike In West Virginia in Absence of Good Faith Negotiations - IATSE<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/iatse.net\/the-gun-on-second-street-crew-on-strike-in-west-virginia-in-absence-of-good-faith-negotiations\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"\u2018The Gun on Second Street\u2019 Crew on Strike In West Virginia in Absence of Good Faith Negotiations - 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