Word: hired
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Manhattan local of the musicians' union was asked, by the Manhattan local of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, to create a little employment-to force "name bands," playing in theaters, to hire teamsters to carry musicians' instruments. Under this arrangement a band, arriving in automobiles or taxicabs, would pay teamsters $10 per man by the day, $20 by night, to tote piccolos and bull fiddles across the sidewalk into the theater...
...teamsters' demand was as reasonable as Boss Petrillo's "standby" system by which radio stations and theaters using canned music must hire union men to stand by and do nothing. But Boss Petrillo would not take the medicine. The Manhattan local brushed off the teamsters' local. Thereupon teamsters picketed theaters with "Unfair" signs, announced that they would move no scenery until the dispute was settled...
...Recently they rounded up 32 young men from the "poor white" class. Since these men had no major diseases, most doctors would call them physically fit. But they were dull, undernourished, sluggish, plagued by colds, rheumatism, headaches.' No employer would hire them. Drs. Jokl and Cluver sent them to a Government-sponsored camp, gave them food, exercise, recreation. In six months they produced an improvement "truly remarkable." Soon after the training period, most of the men found good jobs...
...Should Hire Better...
...finest. Thus the Old Man is not too old (74) or tired to carry on, as some of his friends have suggested. But he is disturbed about the state of the world, and reluctant to enter on long-term commitments. Manhattan's Philharmonic-Symphony wished to hire him to help celebrate its forthcoming 100th birthday. But its subscription concerts have by now been allotted to nine conductors,* and special performances would have to be arranged for Maestro Toscanini...