Britain clamps down on fringe and profit share theatre.

I am quite uncomfortably part way in agreement with you. Unions exist to provide the strength to those of us who lack the exceptional skills to make them powerful on their own in negotiation with employers. Employers will pay as little as they can in most cases and will actively seek the semi skilled and average worker who will work for less. Unions give those people protection. I do however resent a Union telling me that I cannot enter open eyed into a contract to work for less for a specific project that would not happen if I demand full payment. I am not taking fully paid work from anyone because the work wouldn't happen if I demanded full payment. Nor do I feel it is fair to have to define my work as amateur in this case as this reduces the difference between amateur and professional to simply whether or not I get paid. Is that the only difference between an amateur and a professional? Is that all there is? Well if that's all there is my friend, then let's keep dancing. www.tonymoore.id.au