| Lets face it, with the exception of a few cities the union isn't very strong.
I have had three jobs where I didn't get paid and the union got the money for me. The jobs were not contracted through the union either. So in that instance the union helped.
I get a lot of jobs through the union, so that is a plus.
I do agree that for the most part unions in general are dead. Musicians in general tend to get pushed around. I can't figure out why. You can have a doctorate and be out playing a job and get talked down to. This is why I think it is important to keep the musicians union going.
Maybe we need new leadership or something. |