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Post by Mighty Attack Tribble on Jun 5, 2018 6:06:25 GMT -5
This I don’t understand. Sure, I get why employers don’t like unions - that way they can underpay and mistreat their workers. But I don’t get why workers like being underpaid and mistreated - I guess they are the same people waiting for coal jobs to come back while becoming addicted to heroin. Basically, anyone lower on the card is too scared and replaceable to do anything about it. The guys on top, they're at the top earning millions so it's not their problem. Though you'd think with all this money around now, guys like Brock, Roman etc might look around and realise while they're earning a lot, it's still comparative peanuts to what they could be getting with a collective bargaining position. Just going from the figures in the articles, the top guys could easily be earning 3-4 times the amount they currently do. Then again, Brock is this lazy on a $12 million deal, do we really want to see just how lazy he can be on a $30+ million deal?
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Post by HMARK Center on Jun 5, 2018 10:10:00 GMT -5
Waaaaaaay overdue.
I'm sure some people will be paid better under the new TV deals, but frankly what incentive does Vince have to do that? The money's already guaranteed, a guy saying "But I'm a good draw!" means very little against that backdrop, so they have almost zero negotiating power.
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Post by Legion on Jun 5, 2018 12:13:50 GMT -5
The issue with a Union of wrestlers is how it works in practice.
Wrestling is about being booked and working a show, if you dont get booked, you dont always get paid - how could a Union impact on that? Could the Union force you to be booked? If that means everyone has to be booked for a set number of dates - how does that work against everyone else?
If you have 45 Raw stars to book on a house show, how can you do that and have meaningful matches? Should someone in a battle royal be paid the same as someone working a 20 minute match? How does the Union impact on what type of match you get?
Can the Union guarantee you TV time, or a PPV pay off? Can the Union force you to have the same exposure as someone else under the notion of parity of opportunity for workers doing the same job?
I dont know how it works in the US, but if they got insurance, are there then tax implications? Are there pension implications? What about family roles, or opportunities for progression within the company work?
It's all well and good saying they need a Union to help with their benefits and recognition as workers, but it would lead to so much more that it can't do without severely changing the face of the way WWE, and indeed other companies, are run that I can see why management do not want the headache, nor the way that such a system would lend itself to utter corruption and the wrong guys in positions of power.
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Post by YAKMAN is ICHIBAN on Jun 5, 2018 12:18:58 GMT -5
I just want to note that Forbes is basically a blog at this point.
Here's the bio of the "contributor" Alfred Konuwa
"I write about men in tights and the money they make for men in suits.
I've been a pro wrestling columnist and video blogger for a leading national sports website since 2010. I graduated from the University of California, Santa Barbara with a major in business economics, an emphasis in accounting and a minor in sports management. As a lifelong wrestling enthusiast with a background in business, I often cover the unassumingly robust financial side of WWE's global entertainment empire. I also hosted my own Podcast, The PodNasty Wrestling Podcast. Past guests include the likes of current WWE World Heavyweight champion Seth Rollins, the Iron Sheik, Kevin Owens, Neville and current NXT champion Finn Balor. Follow me on Twitter @thisisnasty."
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