The Screen Actors Guild of America, abbreviated as SAG-AFTRA, was founded in 1933. It has been 14 years now and has more than 40,000 members.

Later, Chuandong also joined this association.

In the United States, trade unions are an important part of the overall social development, have a very important social status, and have considerable rights.

Even the president and senior congressmen are wary of unions because unions have the right to vote. Senior politicians who want to become congressmen or president must gain the support of unions by protecting their interests.

Unions also have a very strong ability to raise funds for election campaigns. During the presidential election, most of the votes may come from unions. The same is true for funds, with almost one-third of the funds coming from unions.

At the union's peak, 35% of workers in the United States joined unions, and these workers were often the backbone of families. From this, you can imagine how powerful the union is.

Hardy knew that Detroit, which now had a prosperous automobile industry, was eventually destroyed by the United Automobile Workers of America, the largest labor union in the United States.

The United Automobile Workers had 1.5 million members at its peak. The union exists to fight for the welfare and rights of auto workers. Of course, it is not a public welfare organization. Those who join the union have to pay membership fees, which is about 5% of their income.

After the union receives the money, it goes to negotiate with the factory and demands for increased benefits. If the factory refuses to give them the benefits, it will go on strike and force your factory to close down.

The strike caused huge losses to the factory. The factory compromised with the workers to make profits and continued production. However, when certain things are done to a certain extent, they often go wrong. In order to show their presence, the union leaders would make trouble every few years, constantly demanding that the factory increase benefits, reduce working hours, increase workers' wages, and increase various benefits. In the end, the factory could not bear the burden, and some chose to withdraw and some simply closed down.

Many people have joked before that businesses went out of business because of high rents from landlords, and that factories in the United States went out of business because of the unions.

Detroit is the capital of automobiles. Finally, under the blackmail of the labor union, many auto parts factories announced their closures. Even world-class companies such as Ford, General Motors, and Chrysler were defeated one after another, and Chrysler finally declared bankruptcy.

The result is that a large number of workers are unemployed.

What,

High wages and high pensions?

They're bankrupt, what else do you want?

One reason for the so-called outflow of manufacturing in the United States is social transformation towards high-tech and service industries. Another reason is that workers' wages and benefits are too high and companies cannot bear the burden. Trade unions are like hidden mines that may explode at any time, so they choose to move factories abroad.

These are the reasons why Japan and South Korea rose after World War II and became manufacturing countries. By the 1970s, the United States had become heavily dependent on imports and its manufacturing industry further declined.

There are many types of labor unions in the United States, perhaps hundreds of them, and the Screen Actors Union has one of the smaller memberships.

Although the number of people is small, the impact may be significant. There have been several large-scale strikes, the longest of which lasted for more than half a year. Hollywood's major producers suffered a major blow.

A trade union is like a knife, with a good side and a bad side. The most important thing is who holds the knife.

Especially nowadays, many trade unions have intricate ties with gangs. Raymond is an Irish gang leader and his family is in Detroit. According to the intelligence collected by Henry, the United Automobile Workers Union is under Raymond's control.

The current UAW is Jimmy Hoffa, which reminds Hardy of the movie "The Irishman."

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Hardy takes the stage.

Prepare to record the show.

Looking down at the audience, there are Ava Gardner, Elizabeth Taylor, Hedy Lamarr, Katharine Hepburn, Judy Garland, Joan Crawford, Ginger Rogers, Shirley Dunbar, Gary Grant, Clark Gable, Gene Kelly, Eastwood and so on.

All I see are Hollywood stars.

There are not many people in Hollywood who have the power to invite these people, and Hardy is now one of them.

Yilian came out. She was wearing a gorgeous long dress tonight. Her figure was tall and curvy, no less than that of a big star.

She smiled and looked at Hardy and said to the microphone: "I have done so many programs and interviewed dozens of big stars, congressmen, well-known entrepreneurs, and scientists. Only today I feel a little nervous."

"I didn't expect to be interviewing my boss today. If I say something wrong, will my boss deduct my salary?"

There was a chuckle from the audience.

The interview program officially begins.

Elaine asked a few questions, and Hardy's answers were humorous and very pertinent.

"Mr. Hardy, I heard that you are going to run for the president of the Screen Actors Guild. If you become the president, what changes are you going to make to the union?" Elaine asked.

Hardy smiled and said, "For actors, the actors' union is like their parents. If they are bullied or dissatisfied outside, they can go back and complain to their parents, and the union will naturally stand up for them."

"The union should fight for a minimum wage for actors, including those in the crowd. Producers cannot arbitrarily lower prices. They should also set a maximum working time limit. Some actors are so busy that they can only rest for two or three hours a day and have no vacation for a whole month. This is absolutely unacceptable."

"We also need to strive to improve the food standards and working environment. Film and television companies need to buy insurance for some actors during filming, such as stuntmen and explosion actors, because the work they do is somewhat dangerous."

"Also, if an actor signs a contract with a producer but still doesn't get paid after the contract expires, they can come to the union and the union will help them recover the money from the producers."

Elaine blinked her eyes and asked, "Mr. Hardy, you are also the owner of a film company and a radio company. Will what you said harm your own interests?"

Hardy shook his head.

"What I just said are the rights that actors should enjoy. If a company owner only thinks about making a profit by deducting money from actors, then he is not a good boss, and such a company will never have great development."

"Boss, can I ask for a raise?" Yilian asked with a smile.

Hardy laughed. "Of course you can, as long as it's within a reasonable range. However, the salary levels of my film company, radio company, magazine, and even all enterprises are above the reasonable range stipulated by the state."

Elaine nodded. "That's true. Hardy Enterprises has very good employee benefits. Is there anything else that you want to change, Mr. Hardy?"

"Not only that, the union also provides legal assistance to actors and even helps them find jobs."

"finally......"

Hardy's face turned more serious.

"There is one thing I must emphasize: the "sex glue easy rule" should be banned in Hollywood."

The stars in the audience were all stunned.

They never expected that Hardy would mention such a sensitive topic. You know, the unspoken rule of sex is a common thing in Hollywood, and almost everyone has encountered it, whether they are actresses or actors.

This topic is very taboo, no one dares to expose it, let alone say it openly. Many girls want to become famous and want to get a chance to appear on camera, so they often have to sleep with countless men.

Assistant directors, producers, directors, investors, movie company owners, senior executives of large companies, wealthy tycoons, and so on.

Many female stars have simply become men's playthings.

And it's not played alone.

Many male celebrities are not immune to this either, after all, there are many people in this circle who are popular with both men and women.

"Sexual rubber easy unspoken rules" is a rather taboo topic, but it is known to everyone, whether insiders or outsiders, everyone knows about it, but no one really dares to say it out loud.

So when Hardy talked about this topic, the stars in the audience were shocked.

They never thought that someone would dare to stand up and point out this problem directly, and even say that they want to change the current status quo.

But when they looked at the man sitting on the stage, it suddenly felt very real.

People know who Hadi is.

And I know how much energy he has.

He is not afraid even if it means offending the whole of Hollywood.

In other words,

No one in Hollywood dares to offend him.

Only he dares to talk about this topic.

Many actors suddenly had a strong idea in their minds that if Hardy really became the president of the Screen Actors Guild, perhaps he could really stop this ugly phenomenon.

Even if it cannot be avoided completely, it will make some people more restrained and not so blatant and reckless.

Perhaps many people were saved because of this.

Hardy continued:

"If someone asks you for sex during your interview, say no and tell the union, they will make it very hard for them."

"If your boss calls and asks you to accompany him for drinking or even sleeping with him, refuse him and tell the union. The union will discuss this issue with your boss in depth."

"If you are being abused, mistreated or oppressed, tell the union and the union will make you pay dearly."

"I'm not a patron saint, but I hope Hollywood gets better and better, and I hope everyone lives happily. This is Jon Hardy's simplest ideal."

Wuuuuu~~!

Wuuuuuuuuuuu~~!

After Hardy finished his speech, more than a hundred big stars in the audience all stood up and applauded loudly.

Since the beginning of Elaine's Tonight Show, no guest has ever received such enthusiastic applause, and the applause lasted for five or six minutes.

Because Hardy's words really touched the hearts of these big stars.

The people in the entertainment industry are most aware of the filthiness of the industry. Many people have experienced such things on the road to fame, and even now they cannot completely avoid them.

Hardy stood up and thanked him.

Yilian also stood up and looked at the man under the light. She thought that although the boss also slept with women, he was never dirty. He took good care of every woman. Such a man was already one of the best men in Hollywood.

I am very lucky to have met him.

Not long ago, the affair between the vice president of NBC TV station and the female host caused a sensation in the city. The female host was willing to sleep with the vice president, wasn't it just to get a hosting position?

At the same time, I felt even more respect for this man who dared to challenge the dark forces in Hollywood.

This requires a lot of courage.