tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post2149391859595086022..comments2024-03-28T17:11:08.234-05:00Comments on Bayou Renaissance Man: Fair wages . . . or greed personified?Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10595089829300831372noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-8368001506767488372011-01-01T04:04:26.060-06:002011-01-01T04:04:26.060-06:00Keep in mind that these people are NOT highly skil...Keep in mind that these people are NOT highly skilled. The average Theater student learns how to do their job in the first or second year of their studies.<br /><br />The only reason they aren't hiring those students to replace them at reasonable wages is that actors have their own union, and scabing as a stagehand will keep them out of the actors union, leaving them largely ineligible for their chosen career.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13146942566466847781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-588531496363489232010-12-31T16:48:29.972-06:002010-12-31T16:48:29.972-06:00"...as in the capacity and willingness to clo..."...as in the capacity and willingness to close most Broadway theaters for 19 days two years ago when agreement on a new contract could not be reached."<br /><br /> "...what does that say about the spineless management who caved into such outrageously exorbitant demands?"<br /><br />The former (above) kinda answers the latter (above) question, No?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-42267576173792142922010-12-31T16:12:25.100-06:002010-12-31T16:12:25.100-06:00I think it's time to start shutting down union...I think it's time to start shutting down unions. Certainly we should go back to municipal jobs should not be allowed to unionize. Put SEIU, and AFSCME out of our misery.SiGraybeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00280583031339062059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-61482526375299359842010-12-31T10:56:56.687-06:002010-12-31T10:56:56.687-06:00"You're all fired.""You're all fired."perlhaqrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01920117742664645165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-87520333504138923892010-12-31T10:00:22.845-06:002010-12-31T10:00:22.845-06:00Peter, good post, and these are the things the uni...Peter, good post, and these are the things the unions DON'T want people to know!Old NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.com