Cours 8 Flashcards
Who’s Fran Drescher
Actress, president of the SAG-AFTRA, a union with 160 000 members
what is SAG-AFTRA?
american labor union representing 160 000 medias profesionnals worldwide
–>in 2023: they participated in a big strike
this union negociate with big firms working conditions of people working in cinema domain
–>everyone applies to this union in order to work in the cinema industrie
une grève
a strike
la grève de la SAG-AFTRA peut-elle avoir un impacte sur l’économie des USA ?
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what is the context with the SAG AFTRA
they are going on one of the biggest strike ever seen in this industrie that could have an impact on the US economie
–>They didn’t want to be they were forced
problem
the AI is a problem because it is slowly replacing scriptwriters in the industry of the cinema
arguments on sides for the strike
the union: we don’t want to go on a strike be if we don’t thousands of jobs will be replaced by AI
–>actions speaks louder than talks
–>years of labors destroyed
other side: money
rethorical diveces used in the video
« we have a problem, right at this moment »
–>put the problem in the foreground
“members who have voted unanimously to proceed with a strike”
–>everyone wants to go on a strike
–>Many times in the video she speaks about a “whole” community and not of her side of the story
ligne en plus car bug
Unveiled
dévoiler
work experience ou job experience ?
work
team player ou team person
player
cleaners what type of jub
unskilled
buses drivers
semi skilled
construction workers
semi skilled
pilot
highly skilled
electricians
semi skilled
software developper
highly skilled
someone that works well on his own
self driven
someone good at working on his own
productive
someone that works in systematic way
methodious
someone good with figures
numerate
independant sofware designer
freelance
réduction de la taille de l’entreprise
downsize
faire faire les choses en dehors de l’entreprise
outsource
réorganisation de l’entreprise
restructure
virer
lay off
fire
les choix de carrière
carrier path
viré mais sur le champs
dismisse
