22 August 2008 9:08 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news
Hollywood legend Martin Sheen has slammed leaders of the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) for exploiting its A-list members' names to gain support for a controversial revision of its voting policy.
The West Wing star hit out at a new faction of the organisation - Unite for Strength - whose leaders want to impose a stricter work requirement for union members voting on contracts.
Sheen says: "If you're one of the tens of thousands of SAG members who don't work enough or earn enough as an actor, you're in danger of losing one of your fundamental rights as a union member.
"They've proudly and publicly touted their list of supporters, including the names of very high-profile actor-producers. They and their supporters have signed a petition that would end democracy in the Screen Actors Guild and create a 'class system' between the 'haves' and the 'have nots'."
The actor's son, Hollywood star Charlie Sheen, is among the A-list names who have endorsed the union's proposed voting policy.
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