It isn't about the amount of money the producer is paying. They have to do it with a union contract, through a union signatory, paying into your health benefits and pension. They can pay you tripple scale, but if they don't do the above it's still nonunion and you can't do it..legally.
I think you misunderstood Pat. Actors don't pay the union. And making something union from nonunion has nothing to do with paying AFTRA. What you CAN do is ask a producer to pay union scale, go union by finding a signatory to pay you, etc.
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