Yeah, I’m in the exact same boat as Shane. I’m on a hold status. Now and then I get a wave of Union jobs, but it is the exception not the rule. If a Union show comes your way, and they want you, you will get in. Editior’s Guild is not like the DPs, they are a little more laid back. There are great benefits in the Union, but you need a constant stream of hours.
When I came to LA, I joined right away, but it took 9 months before I got my first Union job. Like Shane said, they don’t help you with finding work at all, so wait till a project comes calling.
Christian