Landmark Theaters Employee Union

Just wanted to know how thing are going? What about that "rumor" that you needed to check on? When you say that the negotiations will be a long process, how long do you think before a contract will get done? Are all of the employee's involved in the make up of the contract?

The rumor was that the wage freeze is over.  I have heard from a couple sources that other Landmarks have been told that they will be getting raises in the near future.  However, no one has been told this at the Kendall.  So far, I do not know that any theater staff has gotten a raise or even review yet - there is just talk of it. 

If anyone reading this works at a Landmark and recently received a raise or review, please let us know (you can contact me directly at roadtonowhere333@yahoo.com if you do not want to post something).No idea on the timeline of the contract. 

All staff members who wish to be involved can be, to whatever degree they want.

Do you work at a Landmark?  Any stories to share? 

I do not work at a Landmark theatre. I do however work for a theatre. I do not wish to let that information out at this time but I will say that myself and a few others are watching what happens with you guys to see if we want to do anything. We have been speaking about it but we are not sure if it is even worth the time. It is just a part time job for most of us and it is not that hard of a job but at the same time we get tried of putting up the crap that is given to us. I don't know! Like I said we are watching what happens with you guys.

On another note, if other theatres in your company do give out raises what will happen with you guys. That would suck if you went through all of this and now you can't get a raise due to the contract not being complete.

Untill next time,
Chow

That is fantastic to hear!  In fact, that’s the number one reason we have a site.  The best resource we had was advice/information from other theatre employees who attempted to unionize. 

If you haven’t yet, check out the bordersunion.org site.  They have an example contract up and tons of info.  They were the closest comparable workplace I found - part-time employees, lots of turnover and a younger staff.

Concerning the rumored raises, clearly an effort like this isn’t all about the Benjamins. There are more issues than a 25 cent an hour raise which are worth the wait.  Besides, in the long run, it works better for us since we will have set wage increases rather than waiting for Landmark to give raises every couple years or so.

And in case anyone on your staff is wondering, we don’t pay union dues until we have a contract.

If you ever want to e-mail me directly to chat about specifics not fit for a message board, e-mail me at roadtonowhere333@yahoo.com.