Pop Culture Brain

Pop Culture Brain

Crew union sets strike date

And 'Squid Game' nets record-breaking audience

Oct 14, 2021
∙ Paid
Share

What to know

  • Film and TV production crews will strike Monday unless a deal is reached… Oh boy. Good on the union for taking the necessary measures to get fair hours and proper lunch breaks. Hopefully the studios take their demands seriously and avoid shutting down Hollywood. A strike will definitely disrupt content pipelines, but if it means 60,000 hard working people get fair conditions, it’s worth it. 🪧

Keep reading with a 7-day free trial

Subscribe to Pop Culture Brain to keep reading this post and get 7 days of free access to the full post archives.

Already a paid subscriber? Sign in
© 2025 Alex Rabinowitz
Privacy ∙ Terms ∙ Collection notice
Start writingGet the app
Substack is the home for great culture