I am a member of two creative unions in the entertainment industry. Without them, I'd have no pension or health benefits. In addition, without them, employers in my industry (in my case, studios & producers) would be able to exploit my services without crediting me properly - in a business in which your credit & your name is as good as money, in terms of hiring for future jobs. They would be able to continue to reap financial benefits from my work for years to come, without allowing me to share in them. These are among the many things being in a union does for me. I pay dues in proportion to what I make. The more I make, the more dues I pay. There are some crazy big money high earners in my union, and they pay their fair share to help level the playing field for those of us in the lower income brackets.
This isn't the only reason I'm pro-union. Please, will you read more below, and help me out with a reality/fact-based defense of some charges made by an anti-union friend?
