I would still argue for some type of collective agreement between working artists to keep wages high. If there is a way to create a hub where all reputable businesses must make a "request for talent", and then a queue system for artists within that group to be given work so that the work is spread evenly, we could see…
I say your claim that it did well is Anecdotal- as the net result over time is still TBD. Though in your expressed case it arguably upped the retention (In my opinion it merely clawed back what it lost in the last 2 decades, though much is now under foreign backed/owned investment) one still has to consider the offset of…