7 Weekends in 2010 - Rent and ticket increase by 12.5%
It’s official. Now that the merchant fees have been collected from folk expecting 8 weekends, now that season passes have been sold to people expecting 8 weekends, the Ohio Renaissance Festival has announced that the 2010 season will have only 7 weekends. If I am doing the math right, they effectively raised rent to the merchants and ticket prices to the season ticket holders by 12.5% without bothering to mention it.
2010 Leases & Contracts
Merchants – Have you got a 2010 lease yet? Will there be a 2010 season? What happens if you pay your lease and the 2010 season does not take place? Did you know Peter Carroll and the Ohio Renaissance Festival claim I have caused them more than a quarter of a million dollars in irreparable damages over the last year or so? Not that I think that is true, but they obviously think so. In this economic down turn, can they afford to loose a quarter million dollars and keep on going? Will there be a 2010 season? If not, are they admitting it or just collecting your money?
Employees - Is the LAW hidden from you?
Are they treating you like a mushroom? Are you kept in the dark and fed shit?
As usual, I made a good faith effort to verify the following information is true. Now that I know Peter J. Carroll and the Ohio Renaissance is represented by council, I sent it to his office. As he doesn’t respond to my emails, I sent it to the Ohio Renaissance Festival’s office as well.
Union Now !
Union NOW ! Unite NOW !
Nearly a year ago I wrote to the General Manager of the Ohio Renaissance Festival stating that I wanted access to employees and other participants for the purpose of forming a union. She did not reply. Since then, it has been one of my ongoing goals. I’ve hoped that enough people would be willing to stand up and be counted that management would have to respect workers rights. Unfortunately, management at the Ohio Renaissance Festival Inc. responded by threatening participants against working with me. Dan Roth is even reported to have refused to issue the 2009 leases until particular merchants just about rebuked me and my efforts to bring a united front to management.
ORF Inc. might owe you $2,343.60
Dear Street Cast of the Ohio Renaissance Festival:
Demand the following be investigated by Kimberly A. Zurz, Director, Ohio Department of Commerce whose email address is: Directorsoffice@com.state.oh.us Anyone who believes in minimum wage laws should do the same.
Bribes to Officials and Inspectors?
The Ohio Renaissance Festival should be made to spend the money required by law to meet the code and laws that the rest of us working class stiffs must spend. So how could the Ohio Renaissance Festival profit by ignoring the laws that the rest of us have to follow? How is it they are not fined out of existence the way the way working class Americans would be if they ignored the law in the way that I feel the Ohio Renaissance Festival has? Are officials receiving bribes?