| This strike has been going on much longer than I would have guessed. The wages they're talking about are a maximum of $21/hr. and reduced benefits. Even if they get a little more it's going to take years to recoup 7-8 months of lost wages. From the reports it looks to me like Conn-Selmer has moved on and has no intention of settling the strike. I feel for the folks that have spent their lives working there and consider the work situation and company offers bad enough to warrant not going back to it. I'm not sure about the corporate greed angle with this either. While they may be a bunch of greedy prick$ it also may simply not make economic sense to attempt to continue manufacturing at the wages Americans require to live. Bad situation either way.
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Bill S.- NY Bach 6, 38 Mt. Vernon 43 Bach "C" cornet, NY Bach trombone 6vii Monette mouthpieces |