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Re:The Board of Directors Announces the Dissolution of the S... by cperciva on Friday June 17, 2022 @03:47AM (#31775269)
What's stopping the entire union from starting their own symphony as a co-op.

The AFM won't let them. Members aren't allowed to take gigs which pay less than union-defined minimum rates. In many cases they're not even allowed to donate their services to non-profits; the closest they're allowed to do is to get paid, remit union dues, and donate cash to the non-profit.

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Re:The Board of Directors Announces the Dissolution of the S... by toyg on Friday June 17, 2022 @04:09AM (#31775413)
The AFM is not god - what's the worst that a union can do, expel a member? And then that member is free to work as he pleases.
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Re:The Board of Directors Announces the Dissolution of the S... by cperciva on Friday June 17, 2022 @11:20AM (#31779525)
The AFM has pretty much every professional performance job in the country locked down. Getting kicked out of the AFM means giving up their orchestral career.
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Re:The Board of Directors Announces the Dissolution of the S... by josephcsible on Friday June 17, 2022 @09:36AM (#31777923)
Don't you basically sign your life away when you join a union? Couldn't they sue you and maybe even get an injunction against you having that job?
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Re:The Board of Directors Announces the Dissolution of the S... by toyg on Friday June 17, 2022 @10:38AM (#31778874)
What? I know some US sectors are somewhat locked down by unions, but that typically means there is more than a single union in that field anyway - and I would find it surprising that a union can stop you from playing music around the whole of Texas.

Definitely the scenario you mention is impossible in Europe.

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