Thu, Apr 01, 2004
'We've Had Enough' Group Leaders Say
After years of forced
slave labor by the Sun-'n-Fun Fly-in organizers, event volunteers
have decided to picket in front of the fly-in's main gate later
this month. Some of the long-time volunteers are complaining about
the low pay and inedible lunch meat, while the younger workers
complain that organizers promised them the event was a "pick-up
spot".
"Dude, (John) Burton told me this place was loaded with chicks,"
Mr. Bud Weiser told ANN.
Holding signs that read "Just Say No To Burton" while singing
"We Are The Champions" -- the song made famous by the rock band
Queen -- an initial gathering of 250 volunteers picketed in front
to the Sun-N-Fun headquarters building yesterday. Some of the
protesters even took the extreme measure of chaining themselves to
the building's front door.
Vowing not to take this uprising sitting down, Sun-n-Fun
director John Burton spoke to reporters at a hastily called press
conference held near the FAA Flight Service Station building.
"I don't understand what their (the volunteers) problem is,"
Burton said while raising his fists in the air. "Hey, we give them
free water and Bologna sandwiches all week long." It doesn't get
any better than that!"
Hecklers, who chanted "Slave Driver", over and over, repeatedly
interrupted Burton's conference. After several minutes of the vocal
barrage, Burton threw his hands up in the air and stomped into the
headquarters building. ANN attempted to speak with Mr. Burton, but
a Sun n' Fun spokesperson said he was "in session" and not able to
comment any further.
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