Chicago -- A stalemate between the company that manufactures the Oscar statuettes and its workers could amplify the drama at February's Academy Awards if an agreement on wage and benefit disputes is not reached.
Fifty Teamsters are holding their ground in contract negotiations with R.S. Owens & Company, the long-time producer of the statuettes awarded at the Oscars and Emmys, according to a release issued by the union Tuesday. The company froze wage increases from 2007 to 2011 and proposed renewing the policy for the next three years, leaving employees with nearly a decade of stagnated pay, the union alleges.
The company also proposed cuts to vacation and bereavement benefits and increases in health care costs, according to the union. The union reports that Owens generated $31 million in revenue this year, a number the company's president, Scott Siegel, disputes.
"The workers have been trying to help the company for the last 10 months by working shorter hours,...
Fifty Teamsters are holding their ground in contract negotiations with R.S. Owens & Company, the long-time producer of the statuettes awarded at the Oscars and Emmys, according to a release issued by the union Tuesday. The company froze wage increases from 2007 to 2011 and proposed renewing the policy for the next three years, leaving employees with nearly a decade of stagnated pay, the union alleges.
The company also proposed cuts to vacation and bereavement benefits and increases in health care costs, according to the union. The union reports that Owens generated $31 million in revenue this year, a number the company's president, Scott Siegel, disputes.
"The workers have been trying to help the company for the last 10 months by working shorter hours,...
- 12/7/2011
- by Lizzie Schiffman
- Huffington Post
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