Stay Nation Leisure have prolonged their efforts with their ‘On The Highway Once more’ initiative, this time growing the minimal wage to $20 for over 5,000 people employed at venues owned by Stay Nation.

The ‘On The Highway Once more’ initiative launched in September and has seen ‘growing artists’ who carry out at choose Stay Nation venues awarded a $1,500 stipend for fuel and journey. Merch cuts have been additionally waived on the taking part venues, with that initiative anticipated to run by to the tip of the yr.

Whereas the monetary rewards to artists have been speedy, that initiative was derided by others, together with the Nationwide Impartial Venue Affiliation, who said of this system, “…It seems to be a calculated try to make use of a publicly-traded conglomerate’s immeasurable assets to divert artists from impartial venues and additional consolidate management over the stay leisure sector.”

An official press launch on this newly introduced minimal wage hike for Stay Nation venue workers was issued earlier at this time, November twenty eighth. Right here’s the way it reads:

‘Stay Nation‘s On the Highway Once more program is rolling out new minimal wages for workers at golf equipment throughout the US and Canada, in an ongoing effort to help growing artists and the crew that work behind the scenes to make exhibits occur.

Shifting ahead, base pay for hourly membership employees will begin at $20/hour, whereas supervisor roles will begin at $25/hour – with alternative for development within the firm. These will increase will affect greater than 5,000 crew members who cowl many various roles to help exhibits together with field workplace attendants, manufacturing crew, artist hospitality, visitor providers, ushers, parking attendants, cleansing crews, sustainability coordinators, and extra. The brand new base wages are over 250% larger than the federal minimal wage, and likewise exceed the very best state minimal wages together with these in California, New York, Washington and the District of Columbia.

Michael Rapino, Stay Nation Leisure, CEO and President mentioned, “Exhibits wouldn’t occur with out the unsung heroes who work within the background to assist help artists and followers. Along with growing artists, golf equipment additionally assist trade professionals be taught the ropes, and plenty of of our promoters and venue managers labored their method up from smaller venues. The stay music trade is on monitor for years of progress and provides an awesome profession path, and by growing minimal wages we’re serving to employees get an excellent stronger begin as they start their journey in stay.”

Stay Nation prides itself on offering development alternatives and growing leaders from inside. And at venues taking part in On the Highway Once more, almost half of all crew members have been elevated from part-time into full-time roles over the previous two years.

This wage improve is the most recent initiative from On the Highway Once more, a program created with the legendary Willie Nelson to help growing artists in addition to the hardworking crews. By way of On the Highway Once more, all headline and help acts taking part in Stay Nation golf equipment proceed to obtain $1,500 in journey bonuses on high of nightly compensation and 100% of merch income.

Stay Nation Leisure is proud to have been licensed as a Nice Place to Work since 2016. For details about open profession alternatives at Stay Nation, go to livenationentertainment.com/careers.’