#TBT October Work Stoppages Across The Past Decade

Knock on wood, it’s been a comparatively quiet beginning to the season regarding labor relations. Historically, strikes and lockouts tend to happen toward the front of the season and here’s a quick history of October based work stoppages over the past decade, broken down by year:

2016

• How To Look Like The Smartest Person In The Room When Talking About This Season’s Labor Disputes
• Pittsburgh Symphony Labor Dispute Continues Down A Dark Path
• Fort Worth Symphony Just Lost The First Half Of Their Season

2015

• A Fascinating, Yet Misguided, Perspective On The Hartford Dispute

2014

• Things Get Crazy In Atlanta
• There were quite a few additional articles about Atlanta over the course of the month, you can find them in the Oct, 2014 archive.

2013

• Two Minutes To Midnight On The Minnesota Orchestra Doomsday Clock (same work stoppage from 2012)

2012

• Examining the Minnesota Orchestra Redline Agreement Part 1
• A Larger Look At Indianapolis

2011

• Deconstructing The Louisville Letter
• There were quite a few additional articles about Louisville over the course of the month, you can find them in the Oct, 2011 archive.

2010

• Strike Day +1: Detroit
• There were quite a few additional articles about Detroit over the course of the month, you can find them in the Oct, 2011 archive.

2009

• There were no orchestras on strike or locked out this month. How about that?

2008

• Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra Musicians Strike
• Latest Strike News

2007

• There were no orchestras on strike or locked out this month. There were a few close calls in Detroit and San Antonio plus Jacksonville ended up getting locked out the following month.