brands' union busting by offering to perform in nonunion TV commercials at much lower rates, and without residuals, benefits and protections provided by union contracts. To sidle up with the union busting ad agencies and brands, these once-SAG-AFTRA performers claim FiCore status—not because they are philosophically opposed to unions—but to evade SAG-AFTRA regulations and disavow their agreement to stand by "Global Rule One." Global Rule One is a simple agreement among union professional performers that each will hold the union line protecting both themselves, and possibly more importantly, their greater community of union performers. Since performers work in a gig economy often for many different union employers, withholding labor from nonunion employers prevents those nonunion employers from undermining union contracts. The virtual strike line of Global Rule One has proved to be substantial line protecting union members. While the percentage of SAG-AFTRA performers who choose to quit the union for FiCore status is slight, even a small pool of professional performers offering their services to advertisers at rates often far below union minimums is a mounting threat to the union's ability to maintain a strong foothold in negotiations at the Collective Bargaining table. As in any strike, workers who cross this de facto strike line are referred to as "union busters" or "scabs." The history of Labor Union grew out of the strength of solidarity of members willing to withhold labor in a strike action to achieve their employers' recognition of their union. Once recognized, withholding labor can again be used to force employers to bargain fairly in areas including wages, safe working conditions. The reason strikes work is withholding labor effects the profits of business owners operating under unfair labor practices from the strikers' point of view. In educating its members, the UAW shares, "Strikes are powerful for a simple reason: The only thing the boss wants from workers is labor. Withhold that, and the business grinds to a halt." When performers join SAG-AFTRA they take a pledge to uphold Global Rule One which affirms they will not perform in any nonunion projects within the union's jurisdiction. Solidarity and accepting Global Rule One—professional performers' pledge to withhold labor from unfair employers—is the foundation that ensures the performer ability to hold on to gains achieved and retain a seat at the collective bargaining table with their employers. Not all performers are on board with doing their part to support their