SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - People in the live-events industry who were forced out of work because of the COVID-19 pandemic marched Tuesday to draw attention to the plight of people and businesses who put on concerts, theater and sports.
About 100 people came to march organized by the recently formed Utah Live Event Industry Association, the Salt Lake Tribune reported.
Most of them wore black T-shirts and black pants, the traditional outfit of stagehands and tech crews. They represented about 40 local businesses, said Peter O’Doherty, the association’s president.
Utah’s live-events industry represents 30,000 jobs and some $4 billion in revenue lost this year. Even as states begin to reopen, the industry is still largely closed down.
They hope the government will extend bolstered unemployment benefits to the end of 2020, and grant loans to help them stay afloat.
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