[Dixielandjazz] Question About Unions

[Larry Walton Entertainment - St. Louis]

It's the right to work laws and others that have been designed to break 
union power.  I don't think in Missouri you can have a closed shop.

As a union member the union can no longer make me hire only union musicians. 
The truth is I would be out of business if I had to do that.  Virtually all 
the OKOM musicians are non union here.  I work for one band that the leader 
likes for the musicians to be Union but he will hire non union guys if he 
needs one.
Larry
St. Louis
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mike" <mike at railroadstjazzwest.com>
To: "Larry Walton" <larrys.bands at charter.net>
Cc: "Dixieland Jazz Mailing List" <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
Sent: Tuesday, November 06, 2007 11:28 AM
Subject: [Dixielandjazz] Question About Unions


>
> The recent thread has brought another union question to my mind. Why are 
> unions so powerful in the northeast and in other places but not really in 
> other states? I know that I'd like to see a stronger musician's union 
> presence here just like the grocery, service employees and bus drivers 
> have. As of right now, the only union shops are the Colorado Symphony 
> Orchestra, The broadway plays at the Buell Theatre, the Denver Municipal 
> Band and a few others.
>
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