Ok, so I'm going to stir the pot a little here, but this is worth it to me.
Having worked in regional Opera for over a decade, there is a trend in small AGMA houses to not offer travel and housing although the Collective Bargaining Agreement requires it.
Let me say, first and foremost, that if a company wishes to only hire local, have at it. Advertise the position as such.
Performing a nationwide search for Stage Management, and just ignoring that part of the CBA that talks about travel and housing is an absolute outrage to me, and it makes my blood boil that AGMA is allowing it. A company does not have the right to dismiss or ignore part of the CBA, similar to the fact that I do not have the right to waive part of the CBA while I'm under an AGMA contract.
The response I got when I asked AGMA about it - "It's a trend, and like most trends, it will go away eventually."
Thoughts? Comments? Outlandish accusations?