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<blockquote data-quote="Justice C. Bigler" data-source="post: 23586" data-attributes="member: 74">Re: Unions.To elaborate on what Tim said, joining the IA is a good career move, in my opinion. You&#039;ll see a lot of comments here and on the LAB from people who have all kinds of problems working with the IA. However, most of those problems are solved with adequate communication before and during the load-in and show process.You haven&#039;t really said what part of the industry you want to work in. The IA doesn&#039;t have much of a foothold in the touring rock and roll market, but rather tends to be theatre and film centric, they also represent the people working on shows like Sesame Street Live, Disney on Ice, etc...You will have to be careful once you join about the kind of work that you take. If you take unrepresented work, that can get you in trouble (depending on the strength of the local you are in, and whether or not you are in a right to work state). Also, though there is a push on nationally to organize production companies and shops, there&#039;s still not many outside of NYC, Chicago or LA that are unionized, so that may stir up some trouble with your current employer.Every local has a casual labor list, the so called Call List. Get on that, work some calls in as many different venues or production environments as you can and meet the people in the local and see if you think it will be a good match for you. Any which way about it,&nbsp; I can virtually guarantee that you&#039;ll be making more than $9 per hour working on the IA list.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Justice C. Bigler, post: 23586, member: 74"] Re: Unions. To elaborate on what Tim said, joining the IA is a good career move, in my opinion. You'll see a lot of comments here and on the LAB from people who have all kinds of problems working with the IA. However, most of those problems are solved with adequate communication before and during the load-in and show process. You haven't really said what part of the industry you want to work in. The IA doesn't have much of a foothold in the touring rock and roll market, but rather tends to be theatre and film centric, they also represent the people working on shows like Sesame Street Live, Disney on Ice, etc... You will have to be careful once you join about the kind of work that you take. If you take unrepresented work, that can get you in trouble (depending on the strength of the local you are in, and whether or not you are in a right to work state). Also, though there is a push on nationally to organize production companies and shops, there's still not many outside of NYC, Chicago or LA that are unionized, so that may stir up some trouble with your current employer. Every local has a casual labor list, the so called Call List. Get on that, work some calls in as many different venues or production environments as you can and meet the people in the local and see if you think it will be a good match for you. Any which way about it, I can virtually guarantee that you'll be making more than $9 per hour working on the IA list. [/QUOTE]

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