It only figures that the previous remarks were submitted anonimously. Please do not take offense, but in point of fact financial core was established by Communication Workers of America vs. Harry Beck. It was due to Beck's objection of CWA using his dues to support political candidates he did not favor. The court ruled that he could remain a dues paying non-member with no vote in the operation of the union.
Financial core allows former full dues paying members to work on both sides of the fence.
This is true. This would lead to no contracts or minimum rates for performers and we would all be working for a great deal less than we do now. The trade off is that financial core members can't run for union office, vote, attend union meetings or get union publications. This rings of living off the work of others to me. There are a lot of poorly negotiated contracts that do not allow producers to work freely.