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| re: MET OPERA Union says opera season may not happen unless management reinstates workers and acts fairly | |
| Posted by: ryhog 10:46 pm EST 02/21/21 | |
| In reply to: re: MET OPERA Union says opera season may not happen unless management reinstates workers and acts fairly - Singapore/Fling 06:24 pm EST 02/21/21 | |
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| a lot there to unpack and this is not the right place for most of it. So I will just highlight one thing which is that I think the union issue in many of the troubling situations is in how the rewards of hard fought contracts are divvied up, and another is that in the theatre we have a lot of union members especially (but not only) in the creative segment who hideously exploit the people they have working for them. Much to ponder of course. |
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| re: MET OPERA Union says opera season may not happen unless management reinstates workers and acts fairly ALSO LETS LOOK AT THE OFFER | |
| Posted by: NewtonUK 10:01 am EST 02/22/21 | |
| In reply to: re: MET OPERA Union says opera season may not happen unless management reinstates workers and acts fairly - ryhog 10:46 pm EST 02/21/21 | |
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| We have to understand what led to the lockout. The Met' s offer to their Stage Hands in December was this: We'll pay you $1500 a week during the pandemic lock down, if you will agree to a 30% wage reduction - only until Box Office returns to pre-pandemic levels. This does not seem that unfair, as the Met cuts would go pretty much across the board. The average stage hand costs the Met $270,000 a year in salary and benefits. Doesnt sound like an exploited worker to me. $200 million of the Met's $300 million budget goes to salaries & benefits. |
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| re: MET OPERA Union says opera season may not happen unless management reinstates workers and acts fairly ALSO LETS LOOK AT THE OFFER | |
| Posted by: ryhog 12:39 pm EST 02/22/21 | |
| In reply to: re: MET OPERA Union says opera season may not happen unless management reinstates workers and acts fairly ALSO LETS LOOK AT THE OFFER - NewtonUK 10:01 am EST 02/22/21 | |
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| I'll leave the Met vs. stage hands for others to duke out (as well as the sources of the current situations - musicians anyone?), but let's unpack that salary and benefits stat a little. What do we know about the Met? We know, for instance, that they do a great deal more in house than most everyone else. So a lot of things that would be vendor bills in a typical Broadway budget (even for most of the non-profits) are salaries and benefits at the Met. We know that they do not pay "rent" in the conventional sense. There are other elements but these two dramatically shift the balance. | |
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