Drew McManus
Examining the Minnesota Orchestra Redline Agreement Part 2
Thu, Nov 11, 2012
by Drew McManus
This installment of our ongoing examination of the Minnesota Orchestra Redline Agreement (MORA) will focus on proposed changes to Individual Contracts. All things considered, Individual Contracts are a mystery to just about everyone outside of those directly involved. Consequently, let’s change that by shedding some light on how all of this works then jump into
Things That Make You Go Buh?!? The Huffington Post
Wed, Oct 10, 2012
by Drew McManus
It’s been more than a year since the last episode in this series, but given the wackiness that is the season of discontent, it was bound to happen. However, the source material for this installment doesn’t come from an orchestra stewing in a labor dispute; instead, it’s the newest leader in lowest common denominator tabloidesque
Hoping For The Best For Those In The Storm Path
Tue, Oct 10, 2012
by Drew McManus
Watching the news follow the path of Hurricane Sandy last night with reports of fires in hospitals, record flooding, and millions without power made me think back to the floods in Houston back in 2001 and how much damage that caused at the Houston Symphony and other Houston area arts groups.
Labor Disputes, Arts & Voting, Plus Lists
Mon, Oct 10, 2012
by Drew McManus
Last Sunday’s SoundNotion.tv program was a great deal of fun; as always, thanks to David, Nate, Sam, and Patrick for having me on. The program covered a number of topics, with the lions’ share on the show’s primary theme of the recent rash of labor disputes. But I was struck by how much interest there
Forget The Good News, This Time It’s About The Drama
Fri, Oct 10, 2012
by Drew McManus
The last time the folks over at SoundNotion.tv invited me on their program, it was to talk about the good news stories in the field. But in the wake of this season’s bumper crop of labor disputes, it’s time to take a longer, harder look at the reality surrounding some of those scenarios. Granted, if
