tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11066657.post4250738735202726304..comments2024-02-08T09:27:27.492-05:00Comments on Canadian Magazines: Freelance union members number 400, says organizerD. B. Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13959665689155236724noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11066657.post-67988456458285121982007-11-15T12:44:00.000-05:002007-11-15T12:44:00.000-05:00I'll let the organizers speak for themselves, but ...I'll let the organizers speak for themselves, but I don't think that striking is uppermost in their minds; more negotiating fair and reasonable payment from a position of strength. I suppose that the hypothetical you pose could come about, but it seems more likely that collective bargaining (as it is in most other unions) results in an agreement 95% of the time.D. B. Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13959665689155236724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11066657.post-22673626716098520572007-11-15T12:27:00.000-05:002007-11-15T12:27:00.000-05:00I have a question: How does this freelance union w...I have a question: How does this freelance union work if you're an editor who also freelances? Theoretically, if I was part of the union as a writer and the union went on strike against the company that I work for as an editor, I would be stiking against myself. No? Should editor/writers abstain from becoming part of the union?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com