tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post8911338124662599615..comments2024-03-26T22:42:06.412-07:00Comments on TAG Blog: Seventy Cents on the DollarSteve Huletthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05537689111433326847noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-49056201047128007702009-09-29T23:01:17.118-07:002009-09-29T23:01:17.118-07:00You have learned well, grasshopper.
Go and start ...You have learned well, grasshopper.<br /><br />Go and start your own b.s. front company.Steve Huletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05537689111433326847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-1091505670006795562009-09-29T20:08:40.241-07:002009-09-29T20:08:40.241-07:00SO basically , the two US companies can create a f...SO basically , the two US companies can create a front called Meteor, allow it to go bankrupt and thereby not be obligated to pay its workers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-67012796573950274802009-09-29T12:58:06.113-07:002009-09-29T12:58:06.113-07:00Adding, if the company is bankrupt, the employees ...Adding, if the company is bankrupt, the employees are in line with other creditors, and a court win might only garner them X amount of dollars in any event.Steve Huletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05537689111433326847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-72025016338961208692009-09-29T10:10:31.676-07:002009-09-29T10:10:31.676-07:00As I understand it, the "Legal pretense"...As I understand it, the "Legal pretense" was simple: either the artists accepted the 70% that was offered, or they try to get 100% in court.<br /><br />In a lawsuit, they might have lost and gotten nothing. Or (more likely) they spend legal fees and wait for years before they "win," but the delay and expense aren't worth the extra 30%.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-82492818603853090822009-09-29T09:54:00.820-07:002009-09-29T09:54:00.820-07:00Talk about a cautionary tale.
Thanks for keeping a...Talk about a cautionary tale.<br />Thanks for keeping an eye on this story.<br /><br />You'd be surprised at the reasoning some people give for staying at work while their paychecks are "late". A few months late.<br /><br />I really don't understand why they just don't walk out after two weeks. Or even one, except most places pay every two weeks.<br /><br />rufusrufusnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-53739424771609843572009-09-29T09:52:59.135-07:002009-09-29T09:52:59.135-07:00What was the legal pretense for not paying the who...What was the legal pretense for not paying the whole 100% that the artists had been hired for?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-9613955773942178452009-09-28T17:50:41.998-07:002009-09-28T17:50:41.998-07:00its a never-ending story;
the need for a counter-b...its a never-ending story;<br />the need for a counter-balance to <br />unrestrained profit-motive (i.e. greed).<br /><br />one more reason to form unions.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />thank you for sharing. :-)<br /><br />..<br />.erobARE-eYED sUNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09274024134490490172noreply@blogger.com