Mexican 'Simpsons' in labor dispute

The Associated Press reported yesterday that the Mexican voice actors who dub "The Simpsons" into Spanish are in fear of losing their jobs. They're currently embroiled in a union labor dispute with Grabaciones y Doblajes, which argues it needs new and cheaper (non-union) voices in order to compete.

And yet after 15 years of providing the voice of Homer Simpson for all of Latin America, actor Humberto Velez earns just $55 per episode, and asks, "How am I supposed to take care of my kids?"

Ay carumba, indeed.