The Vocal Majority

Like the banner above says, I stand with the Animation Performers who are currently authorizing a strike vote.  The issue is the compensation for voice work on animated programs made for subscription-based streaming platforms such as Amazon, Netflix and Hulu.  You can read all about this here.

The strike vote will pass, probably by a wide margin.  I see just about all the important voice actors endorsing this stance and that's a solid indicator.  These are the people the producers most want to hire, after all.  As a general rule, the higher the vote to strike, the greater the chance there will not be a strike or it will be a brief one.  The negotiators, who thus far have resisted making a satisfactory offer, will be more inclined to make one if the Strike Authorization Vote is 95% than if it's 80%.

If you are a voice actor who isn't among those who work a lot (or at all), you might think, "Oh boy!  If the in-demand guys all go out on strike, it'll clear the way for me to get a lot of work."  It never seems to play out that way.  Yeah, you might get a job or two for the rotten money that is now paid but you'll be typing yourself as a breed apart from the kind of performer you want to be.  And at the same time, you'll be undermining the drive to establish the kind of pay scales you want to earn.  If you want to be one of the top voice performers, you have to act like one.

Here is a partial list of Animation Performers (as well as producers and directors and other folks like me) who support the current effort.  I'm proud my name is on there.  I always like seeing it surrounded by the names of people with talent and integrity.  It fools people into thinking I have some of either.