Union Stagehands Make the Big Bucks

Here's an interesting non-political story about the dramatic costs that are added to your concert tickets by the silly union requirements at some of the country's major concert venues. I was more than a little bit shocked to learn that some stagehands at these venues earn well into six figures for the labor and technical skills they have.

I haven't had much experience working union concert halls, and after reading this, there's no way I could ever afford to promote an event in such a place. The union rules and requirements are intended not to support the arts, but simply to pad the payroll.