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Hey hows it going I& #39;m going to make some quick points about my experience trying to get guilds or unions going in comics. My experiences aren& #39;t everyone& #39;s but I do think sharing information can help.
Here are some big hurdles:
-Comics is now international. If you want to protect everyone, you need to some how also protect people around the world. Currently I am unaware of any legal way to do this. Secondly, many companies can easily outsource, are already motivated to do so
-Comics is now international. If you want to protect everyone, you need to some how also protect people around the world. Currently I am unaware of any legal way to do this. Secondly, many companies can easily outsource, are already motivated to do so
-People who have the time to build things tend not to have the social capital to convince a bunch of people to join in.
-People who have the social capital tend to neither have the time nor will and in some cases should not be trusted with the leadership
-People who have the social capital tend to neither have the time nor will and in some cases should not be trusted with the leadership
-Many niches of the industry are unable or uninterested in helping other niches.
-Some of the people who need protection because they lack social capital (Letterers, flatters, colorists) are overlooked and their contributions are not considered worth investment in
-Some of the people who need protection because they lack social capital (Letterers, flatters, colorists) are overlooked and their contributions are not considered worth investment in
-With out mediation freelancers are still left very vulnerable to asymmetrical power structures.
-With out mediation personal conflicts can fester
-Everyone is super broke and tired
-Working with established unions/guilds tends to be out of the price range of comics ppl
-With out mediation personal conflicts can fester
-Everyone is super broke and tired
-Working with established unions/guilds tends to be out of the price range of comics ppl
-Guilds/unions cannot protect against sexual assault
-Guilds/unions cannot protect against rumors/personal issues
-They are just collective bargaining & so many publishers run on razor thin margins they& #39;d just shut down (this is not good for anyone!)
-Guilds/unions cannot protect against rumors/personal issues
-They are just collective bargaining & so many publishers run on razor thin margins they& #39;d just shut down (this is not good for anyone!)
-Getting enough people together to form significant power is very boring, tedious, time consuming & takes years.
-We forget the work of the people who went before us
-Indie & mainstream are totally different systems
-Maybe guilds can protect self publishers? But I& #39;m not sure
-We forget the work of the people who went before us
-Indie & mainstream are totally different systems
-Maybe guilds can protect self publishers? But I& #39;m not sure
