Monday, October 14, 2013

I coulda been a stagehand …

… Unions Take High Culture Hostage | Hoover Institution. (Hat tip, Dave Lull.)



The incident at Carnegie Hall raised more than a few eyebrows when it was revealed that the strike was organized by the five full-time Carnegie Hall stagehands who were members of Local One. Their annual compensation in wages and overtime averaged a cool $419,000 per year, making them—one properties manager, two carpenters, and two electricians—five of the seven highest paid workers at Carnegie Hall after Carnegie CEO Clive Gillenson.

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