Sweated German Violinists Demand Piece Rates

BERLIN - Violinists at a German orchestra are suing for a pay raise on the grounds that they play many more notes per concert than their colleagues do - litigation that the orchestra's director on Tuesday called "absurd."

azcentral.com

Link via Miss Boynton in the comments here.

So much for taking the week off.

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