Do we really need unions. They were good at one time , however now they have really lost their actually focus ----- Original Message ----- From: "christopher wise" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Friday, September 13, 2002 8:04 PM Subject: Re: unions in Museums > this is an interesting subject for some of us > > I work for an art handling company in NYC. We're non-union. This > weekend we're installing a art show at Javits Center, which is a union > hall. Since the Teamsters are involved we have negotiated some > interesting procedure. > > All non-art materials are unloaded from our trucks by union members, > even on mixed shipments. (we convinced them that we're specialists, > which is why we can move the art). > A union carpenter has to unscrew any and all crates. (we're taping > them shut instead of using screws to save time while the crates are > empty during the show). > ...and on and on...we're going to have a union rep on hand during the > whole show to settle any problems that come up. If a serious problem > comes up, we have 2 state police officers too. > > I wish that there was an art handlers union. > > By the way, part of the resolution for the MoMA strike was that they > dissolve their own union and join a larger electrition's union. > Actually, I'm not sure about what type of union it was; but it was > unrelated to their field and the type was agreed upon based on the > Rockafeller's (founders and funders of MoMA) relationship to a large > union. > > Happy inflatable Rats for all of us who work w/o protection! > > CW > > __________________________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! News - Today's headlines > http://news.yahoo.com > > ========================================================= > Important Subscriber Information: > > The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). > > If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes). > ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).