Better Working Conditions Are Possible

01 October 2021

Pamela Adlon, the creator, executive producer, director, and star of Better Things has long been a passionate advocate for the wellbeing of members of her crew. With national attention focused on IATSE as the union gears up for a strike authorization vote, Adlon put her money – and her camera – where her mouth is.

At the end of a recent shooting day, as the crew was preparing to wrap, Adlon created a video to express her solidarity with the crew. The video opens with the elephant doors to Stage 3 at CBS Radford being flung open and more than 100 Better Things crew members from all the crafts filing out into the daylight. Some wore t-shirts; many brandished #IASolidarity signs and several called out the number of their locals. Pete Seeger sings the 1915 union anthem “Solidarity Forever” in the background.

“IATSE, union strong,” Adlon says at the end of the two-minute video. “Take care of your crews!”

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