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Jingle KC performers claim unpaid wages [Video]

“This is a shame … what a horrible company to work for,” said Jingle KC musician Cally Beckman.“I was also promised I would be paid every week. I am still waiting on pay from my performance back on Dec. 6, plus every one since then.”Beckman was hired as a pianist and singer to play at Jingle KC this year. She said she last received a paycheck on Dec. 12 for playing in November. Beckman said she is owed $600 and has been emailing Jingle KC’s accounting team for an explanation but has not received a response.She apparently is not alone.“There are a ton of entertainers that might not get paid. So many musicians and artists who built their entire Christmas around these gigs. I’m owed $3,600,” said Jingle KC musician Kelsie Clark Massey.Some, like DJ Joseph Straws III, are calling it “JingleGate.”Straws, a local DJ, said he was asked to …

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