VO-BB - 20 YEARS OLD!

[Joniv]

An agent was talking to me about becoming a financial core member. From what she said you can be a 'junior' union member which allows you to get union gigs AND non-union gigs.

Does anyone here have experience withi this and how do you join?
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[Deirdre]

The idea of "Junior Union Member" is total bullshit.

Becoming "Financial Core" means resigning from active union membership while maitaining your right to do work covered by the unions' collective bargaining agreements. You are no longer a "member" so you have no vote nor may you hold union office.

On the other hand, you may work union and non-union jobs without the fear of being fined for breaking Rule 1.

You can't just "join" financial core. You have to join the union, pay full initiation fees and then withdraw.

The term "financial core" comes from a lawsuit brought by a member of the Communication Workers of America as a result of support of political candidates by that union—candidates this worker did NOT wish to support in any way, so he went to court to ask that he not be required to pay money for political purposes within his union dues. The "financial core" refers to the money the goes directly to collective bargaining as paid through your dues and fees.

Google "financial core" you'll get an eyeful.


just fixing fingernail-induced typos.
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[bobsouer]

Joni,

Financial Core is also called "dues paying non-member" which gives you at least some idea of what Financial Core is about. You must continue to pay your semi-annual dues. You must fill out and submit the appropriate paperwork when you do union work. All of the responsibilities and obligations of union membership continue with the exception that you are not bound by Rule 1, the rule that requires work only under union contracts.

As Deirdre said, you have to first be a member before you can resign your membership and establish a "financial core" relationship with the union. This is true of both AFTRA and SAG. That is, if you are cast for work under both unions, you must become a member of each union, pay your initiation fees to each union and then resign from both unions.

I second Deirdre's recommendation to search for "financial core" via your favorite Internet search engine.
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[Joniv]

You're not kidding that Google has tons of info. There seem to be viable arguments on both sides of this issue. I think I'll be reading for a while.

Thanks!
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[Deirdre]

Yeah--- there is a lot of stuff to consider before you take a step like this.

We have folks on the board here who are on all sides of this argument.
It can be an awfully hot and terribly political topic.

If this discussion goes further into opinion just keep it civil.
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