To the editor: The mayoral candidates all tout plans to ease allowing for low-budget productions to stimulate the leisure trade (“How Hollywood’s production crisis became a key issue in the L.A. mayor’s race,” Could 17). Sadly, the results of this plan shall be to encourage non-union manufacturing whereas persevering with to drive out extra profitable, life-sustaining union jobs. At finest, IATSE [International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees] can accommodate such ultra-low price range exhibits, however on the lowest degree, salaries are sometimes not sufficient to maintain staff. At worst, this technique will trigger a proliferation of non-union manufacturing, just like that which existed in the 1980s.
The allowing cuts should be throughout the board to actually accomplish the promised resuscitation of the movie trade.
Suzan Lowitz, Hollywood
