Any of you guys going to join the picket lines in support
Any of you guys going to join the picket lines in support
winston89
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/18/06
#1Any of you guys going to join the picket lines in support
Posted: 11/10/07 at 2:44amI was wondering if any of you were going to join the picket lines in support of the union. I am. I wanted to know if there were any other broadway fans who were.
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#2re: Any of you guys going to join the picket lines in support
Posted: 11/10/07 at 2:47amIf you don't mind explaining - what exactly is the strike about?
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paphillyguy
Leading Actor Joined: 1/5/05
#2re: Any of you guys going to join the picket lines in support
Posted: 11/10/07 at 9:28am
Absolutely not, the reason there are no shows is because the union chose to strike.
Their walk out affects many more people who have no choice to have their lives affected
Updated On: 11/10/07 at 09:28 AM
nygrl23
Broadway Star Joined: 4/18/07
#3re: Any of you guys going to join the picket lines in support
Posted: 11/10/07 at 9:40amWhere are the picket lines? I can only seem to find out where they were after the fact.
majortom1981
Swing Joined: 11/10/07
#4re: Any of you guys going to join the picket lines in support
Posted: 11/10/07 at 9:46amAbsolutely not. This effects a lot more people then this uninion. They dont care ablout the city that they work in so why should I care about them. .this will effect restaraunts, taxis,stores. It would even put a members of their own union out of jobs after the strike. I hope the city brings up a lawsuit like they did with the taxi strike.
#5re: Any of you guys going to join the picket lines in support
Posted: 11/10/07 at 9:57amumm, no i have a life.
billynj
Leading Actor Joined: 10/3/06
#6re: Any of you guys going to join the picket lines in support
Posted: 11/10/07 at 10:33am
the tourist show should throw tomatoes at the strikers, they screwed the town by this strike and the real effect wont be felt for weeks as consumers pick other places to do their holiday shopping... I also fear this might be longer than 4 days ..hope not
Its a shame to seem peoples year long plans to come visit New York be ruined by this strike. both sides should have worked harder to avoid this.
I am sure advance sales will tank some shows might not survive this
#7re: Any of you guys going to join the picket lines in support
Posted: 11/10/07 at 10:40amSome shows wont even survive this strike!
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Noels fast reply was ''Yes dear, and thats exactly how you said them tonight'!'
sievep
Swing Joined: 6/18/07
#8re: Any of you guys going to join the picket lines in support
Posted: 11/10/07 at 10:42amIf you aren't a member of Local One, why would you join a picket line? It's not your fight. Clearly this is something that these two parties need to figure out. I support Local One as a theatrical union member myself, but I'm not going to join a picket line. You, as a Broadway fan, can show your support in other ways that will be more productive for you, the union, and theater in general.
#9re: Any of you guys going to join the picket lines in support
Posted: 11/10/07 at 10:58amThe best we can do is hope talks resume ASAP and a fair resolution is reached. Otherwise, it's not our fight.
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#10re: Any of you guys going to join the picket lines in support
Posted: 11/10/07 at 10:59amYeah, this really is specific union battle. I might swing by and honk my car horn or drop off some food or something, but I don't seeit as my duty to picket, thoughI do support them all the way.
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#11re: Any of you guys going to join the picket lines in support
Posted: 11/10/07 at 1:57pm
"Some shows wont even survive this strike!"
Like...?
"I saw Pavarotti play Rodolfo on stage and with his girth I thought he was about to eat the whole table at the Cafe Momus." - Dollypop
#12re: Any of you guys going to join the picket lines in support
Posted: 11/10/07 at 2:01pmLike maybe Rent and Drowsy.
I know you.
I know you.
I know you.
outovfashion07
Broadway Star Joined: 1/17/06
#13re: Any of you guys going to join the picket lines in support
Posted: 11/10/07 at 2:02pmIf I were in NYC I would be on the lines. I fully support the stagehands in their descision to strike and hope that this makes the leauge understand that they wont be getting away with any of the hording greedy ways.
#14re: Any of you guys going to join the picket lines in support
Posted: 11/10/07 at 2:03pmActually, a lot of struggling shows still have shows and will be helped by the strike. Tourists that can only see certain shows will go to those shows rather than have nothing to do. I am sure "Xanadu" and "Spelling Bee" will benefit from this.
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