[Fmpro] One step further.......scab?

[leshurdle]

Hi Chris,

Taking some of your words.
On Sep 8, 2007, at 2:25 PM, Chris Alpiar wrote:

> A film production is very very different from a rock band les, it isnt
> realistic to compare them. We are talking about hundreds of jobs  
> for one
> film.

Dozens of jobs these days for a rock production......  the band, the  
sidemen, the video folk, the sound crew, the catering crew, makeup,  
the guys who travel . riggers/drivers etc...... the folks who sell  
concessions, the folks who sell the tickets, the folks who print the  
tickets, the folks who clean the auditorium etc etc..... I'm sure you  
get my point.

NOW, you are not wrong in wanting to keep work in the US and have  
benefits, but let me tell you, UNIONS... ha... the UK Musician Union  
ripped people like me, Vic Flick. even James Ryan for MILLIONS of  
£pounds.... EACH !!!!!!!!!!!
We have no benefits, no pension etc etc... we were lied to.

So, I do understand your position and your plea.... it is very  
similar, as I told you weeks ago, to the position some of us took  
with the PRO's via the AACO......... I learned............. 'we' are  
not in control and don't ever think 'you' are.

Sorry old chum.........

Do you have any idea how many US/UK musicians travel to China every  
year to 'teach'?

They will learn fast.... they will soon be the next 'cheap' place to  
get an orchestra.... why....... BIG money wants it that way........  
why do you think Haliberton is going to Asia [a bit of a stretch, but  
sim application].

Les

> Unions in US and UK set up realistic pay scales for the artists and
> musicians to be able to expect a decent way of life and persue  
> their art.
> That machine has in the past, and hopefully will find a way to in the
> future, been a source of legal protection, life benefits, retirement
> options, rights that we agreed that every American is deserving of.