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Somerville Strike Update 5/22
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Tree Monkey)
Thu May 15 12:00:42 2003
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Date: Thu, 15 May 2003 08:58:35 -0700 (PDT)
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Update from the Somerville Theatre Projectionists
Struggle (5/22)
It has been two weeks since we made our demand for
union recognition.
Not only does Mel Fraiman continue to ignore the
rights of his workers
to organize, but also continues to show the people of
Somerville that he
does not care about their opinion. Despite the huge
turn-out on the
picket line and scores of people who are will not
patronize the theatre
until the union is recognized, Mel Fraiman will not
budge. The only
answer to our problem is escalation!
Locked Out?
Although the management is legally required to take
the striking
projectionists back to work, they have thus far
refused to do so. It
has been one week and our legal right to return to
work is still being
denied.
Dirty Tactics
The management has hired scab replacements, who have
never worked as
projectionists, in an attempt to stuff the ballot box
with anti-union
votes and artificially "win" the NLRB election. They
have also told the
NLRB that the assistant managers are also
projectionists, which is not
true. This has all been done in an attempt to
undermine the fact that
an overwhelming majority of the projectionists have
signed union cards.
Never Cross A Picket Line
We ask that our supporters continue to honor the
picket line which
extends to Mel's other theatre (Arlington Capitol
Theatre), even on days
that we are not able to picket. If you have already
bought tickets for a
concert, we ask that you consider not buying anything
from the
concession stand as this is where the theatre makes a
large portion of its
profits.
Pickets this Weekend - Friday & Saturday, May 16-17,
5pm Davis Square!
Keep the Pressure On!!
Call Dorothy Gay, the mayor of Somerville, and let her
know that the
union-busting tactics of the Somerville Theatre
management should not
be
tolerated in her city: 617-625-6600 ext. 2100
Please let management of the Somerville Theatre know
how you feel about
their refusal to recognize the projectionists union.
Mel Fraiman (owner) - Phone: (617) 484-6947 Car Phone:
(617) 460-6909
Personal Fax: (617) 484-5823, FEI office - (781)
648-6022
If you can cannot reach Mel on his personal phone,
please try the
Somerville Theatre's parent companies - Chatam
Light/Dunster Realty - Phone:
(617) 354-4466 Fax (617) 354-5299
Ian Judge (general manager) - Somerville Theatre
Phone: (617) 625-4088 Direct to manager phone: (617)
625-0261 Fax: (617) 625-5496
You can also write a letter on our behalf:
Mel Fraiman (residence): 48 Village Hill Road,
Belmont, MA 02478
Fraiman Enterprises Inc.: 15 Story St. Cambridge, MA
02138
Chatham Light Realty/Dunster Realty: 15 Story St.
Cambridge , MA 02138
Solidarity,
Somerville Theatre Projectionists
Pissed_Off_Projectionists@yahoo.com
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