There's real concern about the remaining employees at Michael Jackson's Neverland Ranch. Yesterday marked six weeks since they received paychecks.
I'm told that one group has already filed a complaint with the California Labor Relations Board, and another one is about to follow suit.
Jackson, meanwhile, is vacationing in Venice, Italy, with his 20-year-old protégé Anton Schleiter.
Jackson is being underwritten by a Bahraini prince. The employees, sources say, are borrowing money to buy groceries and gas, hoping the situation will change.
One Neverland staffer has taken matters into his own hands.
Rudy Lozano, a cook at the ranch for seven years, opened Rudy's International Fast Food in nearby Nipomo, Calif., a couple of weeks ago. He's serving Mexican, American, Italian and Japanese food from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m and hoping to generate enough money to make ends meet.
Lozano still supports Jackson, although his confidentiality agreement prohibits him from even saying Michael's name. He says of the Arvizo family, which brought the child molestation charges against Jackson for which the singer was acquitted last year, "One family destroyed 180 families."
He was referring, of course, to the Neverland staff.
"I am very sad," he said, "very angry."
Source: Roger Friedman
Fonte:
www.mjstar.com
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Secondo Friedman, un gruppo di dipendenti di Neverland avrebbero aperto una causa contro Michael con il Sindacato dei Lavortori per gli stipendi non pagati da 6 settimane. Pare che altri dipendenti stiano per fare la stessa cosa.
Rudy Lozano, cuoco a Neverland per 7 anni, un paio di settimane fa ha aperto il fast food 'Rudy's International' vicino a Nipomo in California. Lozano supporta ancora Jackson.
Della famiglia Arvizo dice:"Una famiglia ha distrutto 180 famiglie" (riferendosi alle famiglie dei dipendenti di Neverland)
"Sono molto triste, molto arrabbiato" ha detto Lozano.
Enrico
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