tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12657288.post8815612158229840237..comments2024-01-07T06:59:04.212-05:00Comments on The Playgoer: Strike Post-MortemPlaygoerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02994724588504353485noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12657288.post-6157361195253728212007-12-10T00:07:00.000-05:002007-12-10T00:07:00.000-05:00You banged the Nail right on the head!The only tim...You banged the Nail right on the head!<BR/>The only time Ive ever had Idle time on a load in was due to poor management planning,<BR/>Show decks that didnt fit right.<BR/>Late trucks, scenery still being built.late.<BR/>bad design measurements.<BR/>The most shows I work my ass off!<BR/><BR/>This Strike never had to happen,If they dealt with us like gentelmen.<BR/>Insteed they tryed to bullie bluff and push us into a fight.<BR/>They got one!<BR/>the leagues numbers never added up'<BR/>a;; our unions pulled together/<BR/>our Unions added up to "ONE"<BR/>WE ARE ONE<BR/>Now Equity,802 Have some very good friends.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12657288.post-16993450917512781072007-12-06T11:43:00.000-05:002007-12-06T11:43:00.000-05:00Oh, and one more point...From the beginning, one t...Oh, and one more point...<BR/><BR/>From the beginning, one the union's arguments for no concessions without trade-offs was that this is officially a booming business. It should not be forgotten that ALL the theatre unions (stagehands, musicians, actors) have accepted pay cuts and other concessions in the past in dire times, or for special projects. Have producers forgotten how they agreed to temporary pay cuts after 9/11 to help save THEIR industry? Also, who remembers an ill-fated venture called the Broadway Alliance (back in the 80s) when I believe Manny Azenburg and a few other "enlightened" producers arranged all kinds of union and artist concessions to stage a few plays on Broadway at lower expenses. (All in the name of salvaging the straight play on B'way in the age of the MegaMusical.)<BR/><BR/>Now, the League countered this time that we should ignore all those press releases they keep putting out of "B'way's Boffo-est Season Ever!" and remember that only 1 in 5 shows make their investment back. But given the public perception at least that Broadway is booming, the stagehands were absolutely right to call the League out on their claim that concessions were now necessary. I'm sure if the Broadway Industry were in more measurable decline, there would have been an easier time talking them into concessions.Playgoerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02994724588504353485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12657288.post-40905889535490590442007-12-05T10:15:00.000-05:002007-12-05T10:15:00.000-05:00Excellent write-up, Garrett!Excellent write-up, Garrett!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12657288.post-72892747285302606662007-12-04T17:57:00.000-05:002007-12-04T17:57:00.000-05:00There's a theory out there that whatever number of...There's a theory out there that whatever number of stagehands you have to add for a few days of load-in on a play will be offset by saving 5 stagehands for the weeks of a musical's load-in.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com