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Stand-up for unionization!?

Published Wednesday, December 22, 2004 by seanlmccarthy | E-mail this post

The true "hacks" of New York City aren't the taxi drivers, but the stand-up comedians, who now have announced their plans to form a union and have threatened a work stoppage. In other words, they'd be less funny than usual, because the "striking" comics would open the stage for even less experienced wannabe comics. They want $120 for 10-20 minutes work onstage. Listen to the whine on a related NPR report.