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style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Baskerville Old Face";color:blue'>For
outside events which rent our performance halls and use pianos:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Baskerville Old Face";color:blue'>If the
make-ready requires us to be here after hours, the groups are required to hire one
of us, so nobody can bring in their own $35 tuner. Then we bill them
directly as private contractors.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 color=blue face="Baskerville Old Face"><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Baskerville Old Face";color:blue'>For the
work you have already done, and the university has collected for, but not paid
you: it might be easiest just to take comp time off work. If you
want the money, a heads-up from an attorney might prompt the administration to
figure out how to work that system, but might also get you branded a ‘troublemaker’.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>
caut-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces@ptg.org] <b><span style='font-weight:
bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Rob Goodale<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Monday, August 20, 2007 3:56
PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> <st1:PersonName w:st="on">College
and University Technicians</st1:PersonName><br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> [CAUT] Getting paid for
non-university events</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>For those full-time university staff techs:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'>I have been getting regularly ripped off by the <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Performing</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Arts</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Center</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>
hall. As typical I am responsible for tuning and maintaining pianos for
UNIVERSITY business, (i.e. music department staff/faculty, orchestras,
etc). However, when non-university outside groups come in such as
visiting orchestras, high school competitions, pop bands, etc, I should be
getting paid for my services. These groups are charged for renting the
hall, use of the piano, <u>AND</u> a charge specifically for the
tuning. Sometimes I even have to come in on weekends or late evenings for
these events.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>During the last few years there has been virtually a
complete turn-over of the music department personnel. Only a small
handful of people are still here that were present when I arrived 8.5
years ago, including administration. For all practical purposes it is a
completely different school. Over time my getting paid for outside groups
has been slipping through the cracks. I have been protesting this
for some time and the current administration hasn't a clue how to fix
this. The chair says "talk to the department accountant".
The department accountant says "talk to the performing arts hall
administrator". The PFA says "I don't know how to fix this, go
talk to the chair". No one wants to take responsibility for the
paperwork to pay me. I made the suggestion that I check with some other
university techs to see what procedures are used to pay the tech for these
kinds of events. They agreed that would be helpful. Then they would
have something to copy and can agree that it was done correctly.
Whatever.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>So... for those university techs in similar arrangements, please
tell me the typical procedure for how you get paid for outside
events. At the moment the hall has been forwarding an annual. (or
simi-annual), lump sum for my services to the music department which goes into
the piano maintenance account. Then it sits there while I protest
and not get paid. Last year I discovered someone stole about $3,000
of it to repair a bassoon!!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Thanks for your help,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
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