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<font size=3>Then the Guild would be trapped into the political lobbying
agenda<br>
and dues would soar to bolster the graft of the union leaders.<br>
<br>
A union would prevent a tuner from working in another 'local'
without<br>
its expressed permission and extra dues paid to that local.<br>
<br>
No thanks. If that happened I think you'd see a mass exodus.<br>
<br>
Be small, think big.<br>
<br>
Jon Page<br>
<br>
At 12:41 PM 01/28/2000 +0930, you wrote:<br>
><br>
>----- Original Message -----<br>
>From: <Wimblees@AOL.COM><br>
>To: <pianotech@ptg.org><br>
>Sent: Friday, 28 January 2000 9:01<br>
>Subject: Re: What we charge?<br>
><br>
>Hi Wim<br>
><br>
>So maybe the Guild should alter it structure to be a piano tuners
union too.<br>
>?<br>
><br>
>Tony Caught IC PTG Australia<br>
>caute@accessnt.com.au<br>
><br>
>\> Ironically, in the US, unions are allowed to fix prices. The
Electricians<br>
>> Union, the Plumbers Union, etc., set a labor rates, which then
all union<br>
>> members have to charge. They don't even have a choice. A
guild, is not a<br>
>> union, so they are not allowed to set rates. Of course neither
can self<br>
>> employed non union workers, or corporations. That the way it is
here in<br>
>the<br>
>> land of the free.<br>
>><br>
>> Wim<br>
> </font><br>
<div>Jon Page, piano technician</div>
<div>Harwich Port, Cape Cod, Mass.</div>
<div><a href="mailto:jonpage@mediaone.net" EUDORA=AUTOURL>mailto:jonpage@mediaone.net</a></div>
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