MY SAY: STRIKING STAGE HANDS

The opening night of concerts at Carnegie Hall was shut down and canceled due to a strike by the union of stage hands.

I was curious about that because I have tickets for some upcoming concerts…so I read a little more about it.

 Never mind the issues for the strike….It has been settled.

 

 I was struck dumb by the following information—-

 

 

http://blogs.villagevoice.com/runninscared/2013/10/carnegie_hall_strike_stagehand_salaries.php

 

 

Stagehands Striking at Carnegie Hall Average More Than $419,000 Per Year

 

 

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=agzioCanEd0s

 

 

Carnegie Hall Stagehand Moving Props Makes $530,044 (Update1)

 

 

How Do You Get Paid $400,000 At Carnegie Hall? Be A Stagehand

 

 

http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2013/10/03/228809419/how-do-you-get-paid-400-000-at-carnegie-hall-be-a-stagehand

 

 

 

I wonder what colleges they went to….or if some of them are former doctors….

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