Faithful Central Bible Church Puts Over 120 Workers on Sidewalk at LA Forum
after 39 Years of Service
Dear Members of Faithful Central Bible Church,
For years members of Faithful Central Bible Church have stood with our labor
brothers and sisters in our fights for economic and social justice. We have seen
the church’s commitment time and time again to worker and civil rights.
Now we have come to a crossroads. After more than two years of negotiations
for a new contract, scores of stagehands at the L.A. Forum are on strike to
protest deep cuts in the labor force and in pay. Another 60 janitors and other workers
have had their contracts terminated.
Veteran stagehands cannot afford the 35 percent pay cut for rehearsals
imposed on us by the Forum’s bargaining agent, SMG, a multimillion dollar
management corporation.
We
understand the financial difficulties in running a facility the size of the
Forum and are willing to return to the table to negotiate a fair agreement to
all parties. Our members are eager to return to work.
IA 33 stagehands are committed to the community. The union is offering to
start an internship program so church and community members can learn crafts of
theatrical stage employees.
We appreciate the concern and support of the community we have received to
date. We care about the Forum. Many of us have worked here for decades. We are
all committed to keeping good middle class jobs in Inglewood.
Now we are calling on the Church not to wash its hands of this dispute. By
defending fair pay and treatment, the Forum would reaffirm the values of the
many union members who belong to the Faithful Central Bible Church. We’re asking
Bishop Ulmer to please take a leadership role in forging a solution.
Please help find a just resolution.
In Solidarity,
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