It sounds like the latest hot music duo, but Scabby the Rat and the SMART Fat Cat are actually two giant inflatables being brought in to The Music Center at Strathmore this Sunday by the Treasurers and Ticket Sellers Union, IATSE Local 868, to draw attention to the music center’s plans to replace the people who sell tickets with machines leased at a price higher than what they currently pay their very human ticket sellers. “This is only the latest insult by Strathmore managers directed at workers by the largely publicly funded performing arts center,” reports Local 868; Strathmore reneged on a contract with its staff last year. The protest starts at 5p; details in the Calendar, above. Comments are closed.
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