Why biggest loser crew on strike

The picketing, which started yesterday at the production location aka The Ranch in the Santa Monica Mountains, spread today to the Redondo Beach offices of 3 Ball where the show is being edited.

Meanwhile, the producers have sent a stern Facts About a Strike letter to the crew, stressing that they may hire permanent replacements for the striking members. The strike is taking a toll on the striking employees.

They are sticking together, many on the picket lines. Since Biggest Loser is a reality series on an atypical schedule as it films 4 to 5 days a week from September to March, many crew members have to leave for a period of time so they can get their IA days on other shows while they would rather stay on Biggest Loser full-time and make their union days there.

The Biggest Loser crew usually consists of people, 40 of whom are IA members. I hear the show adheres to union rules in terms of work schedule and that crew r ates are substantially above union minimum. But word is that there has not been a crew raise since season 6. That has coincided with the current economic downturn, and the ratings for the long-running show have begun to trend downwards lately.

But the raise freeze has left employees a little frustrated as they get to shoot many paid product placement segments on the show. Will the strike find a successful resolution before the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday? I hear that has pissed Biggest Loser union members off to no end because none of them want their jobs to be a negotiating pawn. Announcing a new Rolling Stone restaurant and lounge, one release said, "Capturing the edgy-yet-elegant spirit of one of the world's most iconic music magazines, Rolling Stone.

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