My son is joining a union.

[Atman]

Just found out over the weekend. He is a very talented artist and has been dating a set designer. She has introduced him to "the right people," and will be leaving his ad agency gig in Boston to live in NYC. He'll do graphic design work for film productions...but not until he gets his union card. Granted, it's not a typical "union" one thinks of, of machinists and auto workers, etc, but it still pretty cool!

Me > PROUD!

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

1. Good for him, welcome to the club! You SHOULD be proud...congrats!

[bvf]

2. Congrats to your son! n/t

[Brickbat]

3. "Granted, it's not a typical 'union' one thinks of..."

If he's bargaining collectively for his working conditions and compensation, it's a union. No need to play it down.

[Atman]

6. I wasn't trying to play it down. Just a pre-emptive comment for The New DU.

There is someone to get upset about virtually anything these days, and I fully expect(ed) someone to chime in with some Hollywood/artist nonsense about it not being a "real" union because he wasn't doing physical labor. Of course, I know better.

[Quackers]

4. Goo for him!

[Bluenorthwest]

5. Creative Unions are Union.

And good for him. If you take a look, you will find that the typical Union member of today is a librarian or educator as often as they are machinists or auto workers.

[madokie]

7. Any Union is better than no Union

[Omaha Steve]

8. ME PROUD TOO!

K&R!

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