Comment Re: Free market (Score 1) 257
Try asking a set electrician to help move a prop like a chair and see how much of a slave these guys are.
I ask IBEW members in Alaska to do that, and they say yes, with a smile. Just because everyone's an asshole to you (wonder why), doesn't mean they are to everyone.
Where are you where everyone's in a union? Given the movie example, I'd lean towards CA, but I've worked with grad students and didn't run across any unions there.