The latest merger news on SAG/AFTRA is typical of today's current political environment. An all encompassing welcoming Big Brother take over, just like the rest of the union busting going on around the country . Times like this I wish I was a writer in television and film entertainment or a teamster. They seem to be the only ones who stand up and know their power. I can't wait to hear what Martin Sheen has to say on this ? Though this contract really impacts those of us in the lower financial ranks of course, is as typical . Though those in the higher brackets will receive a dues cap increase , we will receive perhaps a decrease. The thoughtless will jump on that without realizing the ease at which they are opening their doors making the numbers within enormous. As it is I'm now, I'm considered a middle aged actor , grasping for what jobs may be left in my age bracket , now with the flood of newbies ...who is just about anybody . When I received my SAG card it was for a principal role in a commercial. Little did I know one needed not a job nor experience to get their union cards . Just these " vouchers " and if they got three they were allowed into the union if they paid the joining fee . While I appreciate giving everyone a chance, when you flood a union with people who either fraudulently ( as was a program where people were actually paying someone to book them on a voucher ) or without an education in the field of some kind , you change the integrity once held and honor it was to become a part of an actors guild . Now it seems like a free for all . Those of us who didn't pay to join both won't have to pay anything into , which makes it unfair for those who have. So to me it appears they're willing to take the money of the many to the detriment of those who have taken the profession seriously. It threatens to substantially reduce their chances of work whilst competing with a greater number of individuals ... but then again I suppose that is how this race is run . It sounds very big brother programming to me ! In the name of justice, I think it brings about a desire within me to seek out vocation that is much more meaningful than make believe .
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May 2014
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