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However until they have a major role, joining is optional. To many it signifies recognition as a professional. In weighing the pros and cons of joining the union before your child is required to, however, it may be wiser to wait until either they must, or until they have worked enough to make the healthcare option viable.
Initiation fees are a large sum of money, and belonging to a union can cut off important opportunities for a non-union performer to get work. The merger itself has resulted in some amount of confusion, and their historical separation has left some pieces still separate, even after the merger.
Health insurance under the unions is also still separate, at least at the time of this writing—your kid would be covered under either SAG or AFTRA insurance usually whichever union they have qualified first under. I hope this helped clarify what can be a very confusing subject. Or book an hour consulting with me to come up with an individualized plan that takes your own unique needs into account.
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