Mabel would be proud

The 1920 phone operators didn’t win their fight against Strowger.

One of the Hollywood unions, the Directors Guild, just won a fight against the new Strowger.

Groundbreaking agreement confirming that AI is not a person and that generative AI cannot replace the duties performed by members.

They also gained improvements in royalties and residuals, which had become a big problem in the era of streaming. The Directors Guild has 19k members, including jobs like stage managers as well as directors.

Unified desistance works sometimes. So far it hasn’t worked for the writers, who are still on strike.