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What Happens When A Contract Expires?

Monday, September 9th, 2019Thursday, September 22nd, 2016 by Drew McManus

Just because the collective bargaining agreement (CBA) between an orchestra and its musicians expires doesn’t mean the organization necessarily comes to a screeching halt. Although it certainly adds an additional layer of pressure to negotiations, in most cases, the employer continues paying wages and benefits under the terms of the expired agreement until a new agreement is ratified or imposed. And that’s exactly how the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) describes …

Is Global Warming Something Orchestras Have To Worry About?

Wednesday, September 21st, 2016 by Drew McManus

The 9/3/2016 edition of the New York Times (NYT) published an article by Justin Gillis that reports on the initial stages of coastal flooding resulting from global warming. Normally, this isn’t the usual sort of thing one might associate with the orchestra field; then again, times are far from “normal.” The detailed article examines severe flooding in several cities but one that caught my eye was Norfolk, VA, home to the …

Negotiation Update 2016

Thursday, November 1st, 2018Tuesday, September 20th, 2016 by Drew McManus

Most professional orchestra collective bargaining agreements expire during the summer months and since the economic downturn, it is increasingly common to see groups continue negotiating past the current agreement’s expiration date. A decade ago, that used be cause for alarm but in today’s environment, it is practically standard operating procedure assuming groups don’t manage to wrap things up months in advance. Last season witnessed nearly a dozen middle to large budget …

Expanding the Horizon

Monday, September 19th, 2016 by Drew McManus

Over the weekend, I finally had the time to roll out a number of new improvements at ArtsHacker.com. Since its launch in December, 2015 the site has grown a great deal and all of the new content and features needed an enhanced layout and design in order to make it easier for users to find everything. The biggest improvement is the addition of a mega menu, which provides much needed improvement …

Tap Into The Click. Click. Done. Developing Your Google Analytics Skills Microsite

Sunday, January 21st, 2018Friday, September 16th, 2016 by Drew McManus

Over the past few years, I’ve discovered that providing a dedicated micro-site for presentations and lectures is a terrific way to enhance the learning environment. That was exactly the case with the 2016 Arts Midwest pre-conference session Click. Click. Done. Developing Your Google Analytics Skills and I’m pleased to share the site with Adaptistration readers. Given that the session was four-and-a-half hours long, this microsite focused more on providing supporting content …