Klarinet Archive - Posting 000051.txt from 2003/10

From: "James Hobby" <jhobby@-----.net>
Subj: RE: [kl] Symphony on Strike!
Date: Fri, 3 Oct 2003 11:49:41 -0400

Well, that's certainly one of the most uninspired articles I've read. Have
there been other, in-depth, articles in the newspaper? Were I in the area,
I'd certainly like to know what "and other issues" referred to. What type
of pay cuts are they talking about? Would those cuts put the musicians at
risk; i.e., below the amount needed to sustain their way of life in that
area?

I'm glad the newspaper article didn't use the word, "berserk" -- or
"berzerk", as you spelled it. If it had, I would have assumed that your
newspaper was a division of the Enquirer. I had visions of the orchestra
running down the street, bassoonists beating pedestrians over the head,
string players garrotting passers-by, right and left, piccolo & oboe players
performing duets on the steps of city hall. <shiver>

All this, in fun. I often wonder how much benefit people derive from
striking. I saw a cost analysis done on one of the auto mfrg. companies in
the area that went on strike for seven months. The analysis, done by an
impartial accounting firm, demonstrated that the average worker would have
to work an extra 1,704 hours, just to make up what was lost during the
strike, before they would see any advantage in the increase in their base
salary. (Line workers made over $20 per hour, before the strike.)

I hope the SO takes care of its problems, and is able to get back to playing
music.

Jim Hobby

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>From: "Bryan Crumpler" <crumpletox@-----.com>
>
>Just thought people would be interested in this. The Charlotte Symphony
>(where I live) has gone berzerk! They're on strike... and have been for the
>past 4 weeks straight.
>
>Though I understand that pay cuts are undesirable, I think it's kinda corny
>that people are stirring up dust over this when they actually have jobs in
>todays piss poor economy... They should be thankful enough for that, but
>they're on strike anyway. Check out the article if you're interested.

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