Tags: Trade Union.
The White Rats was an organization formed by vaudeville performers led by George Fuller Golden as a labor union to support the rights of performers. It also attempted to combat the monopolistic practices of the United Booking Office (UBO) and the Vaudeville Managers Association (VMA) groups formed by vaudeville theater managers to keep performers’ wages low and control when and where performers were allowed to work. It was based on the Water Rats a British entertainment industry charity.