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I for one will be cancelling my netflix and apple tv subscriptions if the IATSE strike happens tomorrow. Tech is such a multiplier when it comes to consolidation of power, workers need to stand united whenever possible.

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Let your conscience guide you, but in my opinion you should look to the union to see what they are asking you to do. A boycott of a struck company is not necessarily what the union wants you to do. One can imagine, for instance, that consumers continue to demand a company's product, demand that strengthens the union's bargaining power. When in doubt you can always check the union's web site or social media to see what you can do to support them.

It looks like it’s been averted, but yeah, I’ll be doing the same if I need to.

It’s gonna be rough since I have so goddamn many streaming services — youtubeTV, hulu, netflix, hbomax, amazon, mubi, etc… even worse since I have three days off next week and was entirely looking forward to a lazy ass couch planted binge fest, but here we are.

Hopefully they reached a solid agreement.

You make actually owning content sound good.

The strike was averted with a last minute deal as of a few hours ago.

I'll throw out there that strikes are never for sure averted until the time for the strike has passed. Wildcat strikes where the deal negotiated isn't accepted by the masses of the striking workers and they strike anyway are always an option. The West Virginia teachers' strike a few years back went wildcat pretty soon, with the teachers continuing to strike after not accepting the deal the union negotiated. The union was then able to get a better deal for the teachers.

The initial reaction from my IATSE friends is very negative.

Whether that reaction will hold remains to be seen.

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