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The others might have guilds, but do they ever go on strike? A union that never strikes is just a social club.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1942–44_musicians'_strike https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2003_Broadway_musicians_strike

Not much of win there in 2003. I did say in my OP the film and TV industry, not stage and theatre.

There have been quite a number of theatre strikes by various unions over the years. Everyone working together in person seems to make for a more militant environment - or maybe theatre producers are just worse employers.

That's simply not true. In fact if they never strike it's because their union is powerful and can always get what they want without needing to go on strike.

Do you know of a powerful union that has never gone on strike?

The American Medical Association.

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