The vote comes after the entertainment giant declined to voluntarily recognize the union drive earlier this month.
The band Basement performs at the Summit Music Hall on April 17, 2017, in Denver, Colorado. Workers at the Live Nation-owned venues Summit Music Hall and Marquis Theater on Tuesday voted to join a stagehands union to combat what they have described as low pay, staffing issues and other poor labor conditions.
The move turns all of Live Nation’s Denver venues, including the Fillmore Auditorium, into businesses where employees will have greater worker protections, according to the Denver-based organization they want to join. “Labor conditions for production workers in the rock and roll industry are insecure, benefits are virtually nonexistent, and wages are low in comparison to union jobs within the entertainment industry,” said IATSE organizer Hilliard Probasco in the Tuesday statement. “This crew has decided to take action to change that, and we look forward to helping them achieve these necessary changes.
“We look forward to sitting down with Live Nation to negotiate a contract that can provide safety, security and a better quality of life for these skilled and dedicated stagehands and technicians,” Peterson said in Tuesday’s statement.Lauren Boebert wins crowded Republican primary, leading field by large margin in new congressional district
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