Arnold's SCABBING Loyalty

The Hollywood news pub. Variety reports today that Arnold's latest TV ad pushing his extra election is a non-union production. The gov, a member of the Screen Actors Guild (SAG), benefited from union contracts while he was acting, continues to collect union-won residuals from his work, and will receive a SAG pension when he retires.

An ArnoldWatch tipster claims that the commercial, which he refused to work after learning it was non-union, paid actors a flat fee of just $500.

According to Variety, SAG said that Schwarzenegger's appearance in the commercial wasn't technically a violation of union rules (because he's an elected official and played himself) but the ad definitely violated the spirit of SAG membership. The actors' union issued a sharply worded statement censuring Arnold's behavior:

"As someone who has benefited from the hard-won protections of union contracts... it is inexcusable that the governor did not take all measures necessary to ensure that his fellow performers could enjoy those same protections."