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Kennedy Center Stops Musicians Pay Despite $25 Million in Federal Relief
Posted on 3/29/20 at 2:41 pm
Posted on 3/29/20 at 2:41 pm
Well that’s interesting
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The National Symphony Orchestra was told by the Kennedy Center president that they will not be paid after next week, according to the union that represents them.
The announcement came on the same day President Trump signed the stimulus package which included $25 million for the Kennedy Center.
"They're shocked, they're stunned. They don't know how to prepare to know that their last pay check is coming next Friday," said Ed Malaga the president of the Metropolitan Washington D.C. Federation of Musicians.
Malaga said the stimulus money is supposed to be used for operating expenses including pay. The decision to furlough the musicians violates their collective bargaining agreement. He said the union has filed a grievance challenging the furloughs.
The president of the Kennedy Center Deborah Rutter told the Washington Post that without concerts and ticket revenue, they cannot continue to pay musicians to stay home .
She also said $25 million would provide cash flow for essential personnel to ensure the center can reopen and bring staffers and musicians back to work.
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The National Symphony Orchestra was told by the Kennedy Center president that they will not be paid after next week, according to the union that represents them.
The announcement came on the same day President Trump signed the stimulus package which included $25 million for the Kennedy Center.
"They're shocked, they're stunned. They don't know how to prepare to know that their last pay check is coming next Friday," said Ed Malaga the president of the Metropolitan Washington D.C. Federation of Musicians.
Malaga said the stimulus money is supposed to be used for operating expenses including pay. The decision to furlough the musicians violates their collective bargaining agreement. He said the union has filed a grievance challenging the furloughs.
The president of the Kennedy Center Deborah Rutter told the Washington Post that without concerts and ticket revenue, they cannot continue to pay musicians to stay home .
She also said $25 million would provide cash flow for essential personnel to ensure the center can reopen and bring staffers and musicians back to work.
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Posted on 3/29/20 at 2:42 pm to DavidTheGnome
I hope the Kennedy Center is the poster child for pissed off Americans at bloated and outrageous government spending.
Posted on 3/29/20 at 2:43 pm to DavidTheGnome
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She also said $25 million would provide cash flow for essential personnel to ensure the center can reopen and bring staffers and musicians back to work.
Posted on 3/29/20 at 2:45 pm to DavidTheGnome
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She also said $25 million would provide cash flow for essential personnel
There you have it folks. Stating at the top of the essential chain no doubt.
Posted on 3/29/20 at 2:45 pm to DavidTheGnome
And they will still vote these frickers for the next election.
Posted on 3/29/20 at 2:50 pm to mizzoubuckeyeiowa
I just did a little reading on it and from what I gather ,(I could be wrong) a lot of it has to do with financial mismanagement around a new 72,000 sqft expansion called The Reach.
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Experience President John F. Kennedy’s vision and legacy across new frontiers
With the opening of the REACH, we have become one of the nation’s most interactive and inspiring arts & culture destinations, where everyone truly belongs. We’re your favorite hangout spot where you, your friends, and your family can relax and be a part of something entertaining, enlightening, and perhaps even unexpected every day of the year.
Inspiration is a human right that belongs to us all
Whether you’ve seen just a show or two here, been coming here for years, or never visited us before, we invite you to get to know a whole new Kennedy Center that’s taking our namesake’s unwavering belief in human potential to even greater heights.
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Experience President John F. Kennedy’s vision and legacy across new frontiers
With the opening of the REACH, we have become one of the nation’s most interactive and inspiring arts & culture destinations, where everyone truly belongs. We’re your favorite hangout spot where you, your friends, and your family can relax and be a part of something entertaining, enlightening, and perhaps even unexpected every day of the year.
Inspiration is a human right that belongs to us all
Whether you’ve seen just a show or two here, been coming here for years, or never visited us before, we invite you to get to know a whole new Kennedy Center that’s taking our namesake’s unwavering belief in human potential to even greater heights.
This post was edited on 3/29/20 at 2:50 pm
Posted on 3/29/20 at 2:54 pm to DavidTheGnome
I'm gonna throw out a different angle for the sake of healthy conversation. This angle is based on two primary assertions: (1) the Kennedy Center was apparently near an insolvency type position prior to the current situation and essentially required some sort of "bailout" to avert indefinite closure; and (2) that the center is a genuine "national treasure" worthy of the effort and expense, as opposed to any particular politician's self-benefitting pork project. And that this was an opportune time to accomplish the aforementioned bailout.
I ain't necessarily endorsing anything here, just a different perspective to consider. Or not.
I ain't necessarily endorsing anything here, just a different perspective to consider. Or not.
Posted on 3/29/20 at 2:57 pm to DavidTheGnome
It will be Trump’s fault since he didn’t give them $35 million.
Posted on 3/29/20 at 3:05 pm to DavidTheGnome
This is why most of the money should have gone to the people instead of corporations
Posted on 3/29/20 at 3:09 pm to TimeOutdoors
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It will be Trump’s fault since he didn’t give them $35 million.
Posted on 3/29/20 at 3:09 pm to DavidTheGnome
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The president of the Kennedy Center Deborah Rutter told the Washington Post that without concerts and ticket revenue, they cannot continue to pay musicians to stay home .
She also said $25 million would provide cash flow for essential personnel
Odd that the bitchsaying this included her salary in the “essential” category?
Posted on 3/29/20 at 3:11 pm to davyjones
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I'm gonna throw out a different angle for the sake of healthy conversation. This angle is based on two primary assertions: (1) the Kennedy Center was apparently near an insolvency type position prior to the current situation and essentially required some sort of "bailout" to avert indefinite closure; and (2) that the center is a genuine "national treasure" worthy of the effort and expense, as opposed to any particular politician's self-benefitting pork project. And that this was an opportune time to accomplish the aforementioned bailout.
I ain't necessarily endorsing anything here, just a different perspective to consider. Or not.
Yeah I think it’s been thrown into this and become highly politicized because Nancy wanted to eamark her poor for it. I know very little about the Kennedy Center other than what I’ve just read over the past 30 minutes but I’m sure they do provide a wonderful artistic asset to the country. It also sounds like they weren’t being managed well financially and the Coronavirus was the straw that broke the camels back.
It’s definitely interesting though that the Dems were fighting the relief bill because of no strings attached money marked for greedy corporations, and the one Nancy earmarked took the money and laid off its staff though.
Posted on 3/29/20 at 3:16 pm to DavidTheGnome
I prefer Wolf Trap
Posted on 3/29/20 at 3:16 pm to SirWinston
It is a stretch to call this a “corporation”
Cino maybe, don’t know it’s structure
Cino maybe, don’t know it’s structure
Posted on 3/29/20 at 3:21 pm to DavidTheGnome
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It’s definitely interesting though that the Dems were fighting the relief bill because of no strings attached money marked for greedy corporations, and the one Nancy earmarked took the money and laid off its staff though.
That is indeed interesting.
Posted on 3/29/20 at 3:27 pm to SirWinston
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This is why most of the money should have gone to the people instead of corporations
You mean people instead of back to the government? You know who owns the Kennedy Center right?
Posted on 3/29/20 at 3:30 pm to jbgleason
Looked at their annual report and they are full of shite. You cut all programming revenue and discount contributions by 50%. Then you would also cut expenses by maybe 40%, and they should have plenty. Just typical of an org like this that has no idea how to manage to a profit because they have never been made to do it.
Posted on 3/29/20 at 3:33 pm to DavidTheGnome
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a lot of it has to do with financial mismanagement
Maybe they need even more money to practice with
Posted on 3/29/20 at 3:37 pm to Bulldogblitz
It’s obvious the Kennedy center is a money launder to Nancy and others. Including it in the bill was simply a bribe to shut her up. But yeah she’s worried about old folks.
Posted on 3/29/20 at 5:21 pm to GaDawg9977
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The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN) protects workers, their families, and communities by requiring employers with 100 or more employees (generally not counting those who have worked less than six months in the last 12 months and those who work an average of less than 20 hours a week) to provide at least 60 calendar days advance written notice of a plant closing and mass layoff affecting 50 or more employees at a single site of employment.
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