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Re:Reflecting on one very, very strange year at Uber by jasonlingx on Sunday February 19, 2017 @10:17PM (#13683990)
Rock stars don't need unions.
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Re:Reflecting on one very, very strange year at Uber by Frondo on Monday February 20, 2017 @12:41AM (#13684611)
Sounds like someone hasn't heard of the American Federation of Musicians.
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Re:Reflecting on one very, very strange year at Uber by jasonlingx on Monday February 20, 2017 @03:34AM (#13685501)
Those aren't rock stars...
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Re:Reflecting on one very, very strange year at Uber by flukus on Monday February 20, 2017 @02:23AM (#13685163)
Or the RIAA, even the mega crops of the industry have a union.
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Re:Reflecting on one very, very strange year at Uber by chimeracoder on Monday February 20, 2017 @02:28AM (#13685185)
> Or the RIAA, even the mega crops of the industry have a union.

...which hardly can be said to be acting in the best interests of either small-time musicians or big stars.

The RIAA actively seeks to withhold royalties from musicians and intentionally makes it very difficult to collect them. A number of big-name stars sued them over this some years back, unsuccessfully.

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Re:Reflecting on one very, very strange year at Uber by vkou on Tuesday February 21, 2017 @02:21AM (#13693921)
No, but they act in the best interests of their members.
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Re:Reflecting on one very, very strange year at Uber by slidemodern on Sunday February 19, 2017 @11:08PM (#13684227)
No, but they do need industry-savy managers and agents working for them to ensure they get the best deal.
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Re:Reflecting on one very, very strange year at Uber by jasonlingx on Monday February 20, 2017 @03:32AM (#13685495)
Yes, they have their own union. Which is the opposite of a union.
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