But wait! Why should studios and networks have to pay actors just to audition? Isn't that asking too much?

This is where the actors' union can take a page from other labor movements:

**Creative work is still work. It takes up time you could otherwise spend earning money.**

#TaviGevison lays out the economic argument for paying actors so beautifully and without vitriol toward those who have profited the most from our #labor.

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/tavi-gevinson-auditions-are-work-1235505877/

#AuditionsAreWork #AuditionPay #FairPay

'Gossip Girl' Actor Tavi Gevinson: Auditions Are Labor — Pay Us

The 'Gossip Girl' actor and Rookie magazine founder writes that too many in Hollywood — including herself until recently — undervalue a huge part of the profession: "I realized how little I knew about auditions’ value as not simply 'opportunities' for us, but commodities that studios need."

The Hollywood Reporter