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Just had my first first-hand brush with American workers union stress here in the UK

I work for myself and create videos for businesses looking to advertise or launch a product/place etc. I get emails from time to time from voiceover artists offering their services. Today I got one from an American who couldn't stress enough that she was “non-union” as if that would make any difference to me in the UK who is a member of a union myself has a partner who is in a teachers union has a parent in a healthcare union, a brother in a trades-person union; and an uncle in a retail workers union. “My name is [redacted], and I am a full-time, non-union voice over talent. I provide high quality professional voice overs for companies such as Hewlett-Packard, Heineken, Volkswagen, Versace, Virgin Orbit, Marriott International, Farmers Insurance and Hilton Hotels & Resorts to name a few. I am easy to work with, prompt, reliable, non-union and I make…


I work for myself and create videos for businesses looking to advertise or launch a product/place etc.

I get emails from time to time from voiceover artists offering their services.

Today I got one from an American who couldn't stress enough that she was “non-union” as if that would make any difference to me in the UK who is

  • a member of a union myself
  • has a partner who is in a teachers union
  • has a parent in a healthcare union,
  • a brother in a trades-person union; and
  • an uncle in a retail workers union.

“My name is [redacted], and I am a full-time, non-union voice over talent. I provide high quality professional voice overs for companies such as Hewlett-Packard, Heineken, Volkswagen, Versace, Virgin Orbit, Marriott International, Farmers Insurance and Hilton Hotels & Resorts to name a few. I am easy to work with, prompt, reliable, non-union and I make communication a top priority.”

Okay? Should probably get yourself a union though or would the above companies not have hired you of you were?

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