But wait! Why should studios and networks have to pay actors just to audition? Isn't that asking too much?

This is where the actors' union can take a page from other labor movements:

**Creative work is still work. It takes up time you could otherwise spend earning money.**

#TaviGevison lays out the economic argument for paying actors so beautifully and without vitriol toward those who have profited the most from our #labor.

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/tavi-gevinson-auditions-are-work-1235505877/

#AuditionsAreWork #AuditionPay #FairPay

What is #AuditionPay, you ask? Aren't auditions just opportunities or job interviews?

Here's what our current union contract says:

"If the performer is given employment in the picture, he shall not be entitled to compensation for auditions or tests... if the performer is not given employment in the picture, the performer shall receive 1/2 day of pay."

If we were paid to audition as we should be, there would be middle-class actors.

#AuditionsAreWork #ActorLife #ActorsStrike #UnionStrong

#GavinNewsom has real skin in the financial effects of the #SAGAFTRAstrike and #WGAstrike. The last writer's strike cost the state of #California $2 billion, and the budget already accounted for a $31 billion deficit due to changes in tech, another big Golden State industry.

If he does, I hope he'll ensure #AuditionPay is remunerated as specified in our existing contract.

https://apnews.com/article/california-governor-gavin-newsom-hollywood-strike-df976d34120393b7e1f8be14c874c871

#SAGAFTRAstrong #UnionStrong #StrongerTogether #HotStrikeSummer #HotLaborSummer