I found their website (http://nefac.northernhacking.org/feature/display/389/index.php) about their reasons. I do know that the strikes were widely advertised on the anarchist and activist websites and newsletters. Many of the protesters I've seen before at several other protests and hence my doubts of how many of them actually work at the theater.
In my opinion, if they want better working conditions (like not working in a hot dungeon), they should go work for a modern Sony/Lowe's first run theater that was made after the advent of air conditioning and has no problem charging nearly double per ticket. Part of me sees the Somerville Theater as a historical landmark showing what theaters were like at the turn of the century. Second run movie theaters are unfortunatly becoming a thing of the past and the more they're forced to raise ticket prices, the less likely they are to survive.
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Date: 2003-05-31 02:43 pm (UTC)In my opinion, if they want better working conditions (like not working in a hot dungeon), they should go work for a modern Sony/Lowe's first run theater that was made after the advent of air conditioning and has no problem charging nearly double per ticket. Part of me sees the Somerville Theater as a historical landmark showing what theaters were like at the turn of the century. Second run movie theaters are unfortunatly becoming a thing of the past and the more they're forced to raise ticket prices, the less likely they are to survive.