A couple weeks ago the American Federation of Musicians called out Lionsgate for moving the recording of The Hunger Games film score internationally so as to save money.

Now they’re going one step further by picketing the studio, but since The Hunger Games is now in post-production they’re going to stand in front of one of their other productions: AMC’s Mad Men.

Deadline reports on the interesting turn of events:

Further complicating the situation is that one of tomorrow’s picketers is expected to be [AFM President Ray] Hair’s chief lieutenant, Los Angeles local Recording Musicians Of America President Pete Anthony who sources tell me “scabbed” as an orchestrator on The Hunger Games. (Anthony is a conductor for James Newton-Howard who is the composer for The Hunger Games.) Here’s what Hair says is AFM’s problem with Lionsgate:

“The American Federation of Musicians is moving to organize the independent film studio Lionsgate, and we are working right now toward securing AFM coverage for all musicians who might be employed on their upcoming movie, The Hunger Games,” Hair recently told AFM members. “The director, cinematographers, editors, actors, writers, and many others are all receiving union wages, benefits and protections for this U.S.-filmed movie, and so it should be for the musicians. Unfortunately, we currently have no motion picture contracts on file for the movie The Hunger Games, although we know that post-production music work has begun on this film domestically. Our goal is that Lionsgate recognize the importance of being a responsible employer, as well as the unparalleled value of working with the world’s finest musicians – you, our AFM members.”

The problem of having Anthony – the president of the RMA, a subsect of the national AFM — picket a movie he has scabbed on has brought considerable attention to the orchestrator because he’s up for reelection in two weeks.

If any photos come online from tomorrow’s picket at the Mad Men set, we’ll be sure to share with you.