Re: RAT Scabs and other wounds in need of healing

[jonoh1@juno.com]

Ken,
  You're right. Richard Carter, not being a SAG member,  is under no
legal "obligation" to honor our picket line, but there is a moral one. I
was under no obligation to honor the picket lines during the janitor's
strike. But I did. It's not McCarthyism, Ken. My refusing to work with
someone I consider inhumane, uninformed and selfish, and asking others to
do the same, is not akin to seeking out perceived subversives and then
publicly asking them manipulative questions designed to intimidate and
incriminate. Richard Carter's choice was simple, clear and evident. He
crossed a picket line. End of debate.
  Neither SAG, nor I are manufacturing evidence to prove our case.  We
don't need to.
  We also didn't ask him to name the names of other union or non union
members who were crossing picket lines and/or, failing that, make up a
list of names to save himself from any kind of retribution or punitive
action.
  Actually,  "McCarthyism" is more clearly defined as making broad
accusations using emotional catch words (like McCarthyism) to silence
true debate and slander innocent people. McCarthyism, like most things,
is many layered. For this particular soup, let's peel the onion before
tossing it in.
Jonathan


On Thu, 18 May 2000 23:25:15 PDT "ken johnston" <kken19@hotmail.com>
writes:
>
>If this person is not a member of the union he is under no obligation 
>to 
>support the strike.
>But good job on the name taking, Senator McCarthy.
>
>
>>
>>An "actor" by the name of Richard Carter helped the ad agencies in 
>their
>>attempt to break the actor's union today by shooting a principal role 
>for
>>a U.S. Cellular commercial in Culver City. A production SAG was 
>actively
>>picketing. Richard Carter is a man of about 28, a little heavy set 
>with
>>very dark hair. If Richard Carter works for your theatre, or if you 
>know
>>him personally, please let him know just how deeply he is driving 
>the
>>knife into the heart of our union for the sake of personal short 
>term
>>gain. Richard Carter's is a face I will never forget. According to 
>one of
>>the production personell, Richard Carter was quoted as saying: "This 
>is
>>nothing. I did another commercial shoot last week." The production 
>person
>>called him "King Scab".
>>Kicking ass and taking names,
>>Jonathan Harris - union actor
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