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There are movie flops, yet also there is an actors union. Workers are allowed to be paid even if management makes bad decisions. The company can go bankrupt, doesn't mean workers shouldn't get paid.

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Are being wages owed here? If so, the company either can't pay them, and should be considered bankrupt, or is unlawfully holding them back, in which case they should be sued.

But is this actually the case here?

The parent was implying a common argument that a union will drive a company out of business. I'm saying, if there are poor decisions that drive a company out of business, then employees should still be paid. It doesn't make sense that employees should prop up the company by taking a pay cut.

Aren't less movies now being made in hollywood? Seems

I'm in an area where Netflix and other production companies are building massive studios.

When they're up and running, workers will still be unionized under the same SAG-AFTRA as workers in Hollywood are.

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