The French bargaining collective Broke Behind the Screens called for Cannes Film Festival workers to go on strike.

The group, known as the Collectif des précaires des festivals de cinéma (which translates to The Collective of Precarious Workers at Film Festivals), confirmed their plans this morning with an open letter sent to Deadline. Scroll down to read the full letter.

An organization representing freelance festival workers is calling for a strike during the upcoming Cannes Film Festival. Called Sous les écrans la dèche (Broke Behind the Screens), the org is protesting against a looming labor reform that will see their unemployment indemnities slashed by more than half.

A French collective representing the interests of French film festival workers has called for a general strike "of all employees of the Cannes Film Festival and of its sidebars." The Sous les écrans la dèche (Broke Behind the Screens) collective,

Workers at the Cannes Film Festival called for a strike over pay and conditions on Monday, just a week before the event was due to start.

All employees of Cannes Film Festival, its sidebars included. The collective—which includes employees from the Official Selection, the festival's Marché du Film, and parallel s

“In a context of extreme vulnerability and absolute emergency to protect our work, and after consultation and vote of the members of the collective, we call for a strike of all employees of the Cannes Film Festival and of its sidebars,” the group said.