Philly union stagehands approve penalties against ex-officers
Members of Local 8 of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) approved penalties levied against two former officers, Anthony Tortorice Sr., vice president of Local 8, and his son, Jonathan Tortorice, the secretary-treasurer, the union's lawyer said. The union met on Thursday.
Members of Local 8 of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) approved penalties levied against two former officers, Anthony Tortorice Sr., vice president of Local 8, and his son, Jonathan Tortorice, the secretary-treasurer, the union's lawyer said. The union met on Thursday.
The two were dismissed in June after the Pennsylvania Convention Center and the union itself began an investigation into an alleged overbilling scheme by the some of the union's top officers.
The lawyer, Joseph Cleary, had no further comment, saying that the two men had the right to appeal.
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