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Substitute Musician Pay In The Age Of COVID

Tue, Jan 1, 2022
by Drew McManus
An article in the 1/10/22 edition of marketplace.org by Kimberly Adams caught my attention because it reported on growing tensions between salaried and traveling nurses. Nutshell: due to labor shortages, traveling nurses are earning 4x the pay of their salary counterparts for doing the same work in the same location. All of this got me
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When It Comes To Labor Disputes, Winning Is Only The Beginning

Mon, Jan 1, 2022
by Drew McManus
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
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The Venture Platform Is Now Part Of UpStage Technologies

Fri, Jan 1, 2022
by Drew McManus
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
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#TBT The Negotiation Process Continues To Evolve

Thu, Jan 1, 2022
by Drew McManus
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
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April Brings Us One Step Closer To Salary Transparency

Wed, Jan 1, 2022
by Drew McManus
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
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