I would ask the person who complained about the prices at IFC Center if s/he has bought a ticket at any other movie theaters in New York City. The Angelika, Sunshine, Village East, Lincoln Square, Union Square and many others charge $10.75. Surely you can come up with better arguments to support your anti-Cablevision position. God knows Dolan offers enough ammo for his opponents.
Further, with regards to the arguments about the projectionists' union, keep in mind that whether or not the IFC Center employs union projectionists is not up to Cablevision, Jim Dolan or the union itself. In this country it is up to each individual whether or not to join a union. If the projectionists that work at a theater want to join the union, they can apply for membership to that union. There are extremely strict laws prohibiting employers from threatening or too vehemently discouraging employees from joining a union.
So if an IFC Center projectionist decides that they prefer their current wage/benefit package to what the union may offer/promise (and the union can promise whatever they want, whether there’s a basis in reality or not), it’s that individual’s option to stay out of the union. If the treatment they receive from their employer is not satisfactory, the employees are free to join a union and it would be illegal for that employer to punish or reprimand or fire the employee for doing so.
And anyone who pays a projectionist $54/hr is an idiot.
I would ask the person who complained about the prices at IFC Center if s/he has bought a ticket at any other movie theaters in New York City. The Angelika, Sunshine, Village East, Lincoln Square, Union Square and many others charge $10.75. Surely you can come up with better arguments to support your anti-Cablevision position. God knows Dolan offers enough ammo for his opponents.
Further, with regards to the arguments about the projectionists' union, keep in mind that whether or not the IFC Center employs union projectionists is not up to Cablevision, Jim Dolan or the union itself. In this country it is up to each individual whether or not to join a union. If the projectionists that work at a theater want to join the union, they can apply for membership to that union. There are extremely strict laws prohibiting employers from threatening or too vehemently discouraging employees from joining a union.
So if an IFC Center projectionist decides that they prefer their current wage/benefit package to what the union may offer/promise (and the union can promise whatever they want, whether there’s a basis in reality or not), it’s that individual’s option to stay out of the union. If the treatment they receive from their employer is not satisfactory, the employees are free to join a union and it would be illegal for that employer to punish or reprimand or fire the employee for doing so.
And anyone who pays a projectionist $54/hr is an idiot.