Drew McManus
Now Is The Time To Rally Stakeholders Behind Required Vaccination Policies
Fri, Aug 8, 2021
by Drew McManus
It should come as no surprise that performing arts orgs are playing a combination of push and pull when it comes to establishing required vaccination policies. On one hand, they want to push decisions back as far as possible to see how rapidly changing pandemic conditions change. At the same time, they want to pull
#TBT Equal Pay For Equal Work
Thu, Aug 8, 2021
by Drew McManus
Granted, no one likes staring down the barrel of salary concessions, but I’m especially concerned about where things are going to fall for substitute musicians once the current round of collective bargaining agreements (CBAs) become public. If early reports about The Met’s recent agreement are accurate, we’ll see the trend of shortchanging substitute musicians expand
The Met Settles: Here Are Some Details That Are Probably New To You
Wed, Aug 8, 2021
by Drew McManus
On Tuesday, 8/24/2021, The Metropolitan Opera announced it had reached an agreement with the musicians’ union that will get the opera company back up and running by early September. While a copy of the final agreement has yet to be released, I did manage to secure some details from inside sources with firsthand knowledge. The
The Commercial Music Sector Lines Up Behind Required Vaccination Policies
Mon, Aug 8, 2021
by Drew McManus
While nonprofit performing arts orgs aren’t alone in sorting out vaccination policies, they are still one among many. But the commercial music industry is able to go about this from a corporate level where presenting groups like Live Nation and AEG (Anschutz Entertainment Group) are able to address this from a one-to-many perspective. According to
If There Was Ever A Topic Musicians And Employers Can Get Behind, This Is It