Asheville Citizen-Times reports:
Cleanup crew workers at the Goombay street festival say they have gotten stiffed on hundreds of dollars in wages they were promised. ...
The Citizen-Times could not reach the festival chairman, Ronald Reginald King, for comment. The men say they have not been able to talk to him since the festival ended and have been told by YMI staff that he went to Florida.
Richard Fort, chairman of the YMI board, said Wednesday ... “Our YMI board is aware of, and shares, the concerns voiced by Mr. Lee and Mr. Langford relating to the 2011 Goombay,” Fort said in an emailed statement. “We are conducting an investigation into Goombay management by the Goombay Festival Committee, Read the full article
Cleanup crew workers at the Goombay street festival say they have gotten stiffed on hundreds of dollars in wages they were promised. ...
The Citizen-Times could not reach the festival chairman, Ronald Reginald King, for comment. The men say they have not been able to talk to him since the festival ended and have been told by YMI staff that he went to Florida.
Richard Fort, chairman of the YMI board, said Wednesday ... “Our YMI board is aware of, and shares, the concerns voiced by Mr. Lee and Mr. Langford relating to the 2011 Goombay,” Fort said in an emailed statement. “We are conducting an investigation into Goombay management by the Goombay Festival Committee, Read the full article
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