NEW YORK TIMES: THERE'S NOT MUCH WORK FOR ACTORS. NOW THEIR UNIONS ARE FIGHTING.

For unemployed theater artists, there has been one bright spot during a pandemic that has prevented live performance: streaming.

But now two major entertainment industry unions are locked in a battle over that work, with compensation, health insurance, and even permission to perform at stake.

Actors’ Equity Association, the labor union that represents 51,000 theater actors and stage managers, is accusing SAG-AFTRA, the union that represents 160,000 people who work in film, television and radio, of raiding its turf and undercutting its contracts by negotiating lower-paying deals with theaters for streaming productions.