Re: Cruise Ships




Peter H. Granzeau (pgranzo@xxxxxxx) writes:
> On Wed, 14 Sep 2005 11:14:01 -0400, Dan Tritter
> <dtritter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>>Peter T. Daniels wrote:
>>[snip
>>I don't know Local 802's side of the story, but I heard snatches of
>>conversation in the (smaller than usual) crowd that it had come down to
>>the hiring of one more or less musician for the concerts.
>>snip]
>>
>>now that's a nice little concession. accuse first, then admit that the
>>firing from the hip was based on second hand gossip. why not get that
>>802 version first, then make your accusations, if justified in any way.
>
> What's to accuse? Obviously, the band wouldn't meet whatever the
> musician's local wanted, and disbanded. The nature of the local's
> demands is unimportant; the net result was that the band exists no
> more. Probably the band wanted the musicians to work without pay or
> something, and decided that if the local insisted on being paid, they
> would just pick up their marbles and go home.


Sounds suspciously like several scenarios for provincial orchestras around
the United States, doesn't it?

Brendan
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