TISHW@xxxxxxx wrote: > >In a message dated 5/15/2007 12:29:48 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, >pruett@xxxxxxxxx writes: >I've never seen a national in the northeast and I've been going to nationals >since the early 80's. > > > > >I don't believe we divide the country into NE, SE, UMW, LMW, NW and SW. It >is merely east, mid, and west. I remember the last time we were in Philly >(1989?) it was difficult and we didn't have the extra events which we now >have. > I believe there is also a bigger problem, at least in parts of the east, >with union labor being required. But maybe that has changed. > > ************************************************************* >*Tish is absolutely correct!! The unions were going to insist that only their >personnel could work at the show arena. They were going to prevent us from >selling any merchandise, without collecting taxes for them. One of our >members with some Union clout came in and made all the badness go away. But >it still left a sour taste.I don't know how the unions function now, but then >it was nearly a strong-arm situation. Doris E* > > > ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2007. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================