Month: January 2022

When It Comes To Labor Disputes, Winning Is Only The Beginning

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After failing to offer musicians a contract for the 2021-22 season, the musicians of the Springfield Symphony Orchestra (MA) and Local 171 of the American Federation of Musicians, which represents the unionized musicians, filed a complaint against the employer with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) on September 4, 2021. The NLRB recently ruled in favor of the musicians and ordered the employer to pay the musicians $274,406 in back wages. …

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The Venture Platform Is Now Part Of UpStage Technologies

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When I launched The Venture Platform in 2010, the goal of cultivating a successful web development agency specializing in the arts and culture sector seemed like a long-term event but as it turned out, it was a waypoint on the road to something bigger. As of January 1, 2022, The Venture Platform officially became part of UpStage Technologies. This decision marks the growth of Venture’s agency-based business into a comprehensive Software …

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#TBT The Negotiation Process Continues To Evolve

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One of the consistently popular posts at Adaptation is the negotiation historical timeline. Originally written in 2004, it started with the 1950s and ended with the 2010s. Having said that, the 2010 section was based on barely half a decade of time. Given the firm toehold we have on 2022, it’s high time to update the article with a clear retrospective on the 2010s and to shed a little light on …

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April Brings Us One Step Closer To Salary Transparency

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April 2022 is the month where most employers in New York City will be required to post minimum and maximum salary figures for all job openings. We examined this topic in greater detail throughout the course of 2021 as it applies to nonprofit job openings. Nutshell: salary transparency is a good thing for the orchestra sector. It doesn’t matter if it’s an actual salary or an hourly wage, posting the amounts …

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Net Neutrality Is Back On The Table

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It’s become clear that reversing the repeal of Net Neutrality, regulations that require Telecom providers (Comcast, Verizon, Time Warner, and ATT&T) to deliver all web content at the same speed, is a serious policy agenda for the Biden administration. Here’s why this is a very good thing for arts and culture organizations. Last July, the Biden administration quietly issued an executive order on internet access competition, which encouraged the FCC to …

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