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The Latest Waypoint In The Met’s Ugly Labor War

Thu, Jan 1, 2021
by Drew McManus
The Met is seeing a surge in negative feedback across their social media channels in response to the executive leadership’s decision to weaponize the negotiation process. By that, we mean it decided to cut off artist and technical employees from all current wages and insurance unless they agree to sizable long-term concessions. In an attempt
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Go Watch The Inauguration

Wed, Jan 1, 2021
by Drew McManus
What are you doing here? History is unfolding and the arts have more hope now than they’ve experienced in a very long time.
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Shop Talk S01E12: The Commercial Life

Tue, Jan 1, 2021
by Drew McManus
Today’s episode tackles the taboo topic of arts admins that leave the field for positions in the commercial sector. I’ve often wondered why this carries around so much baggage and why we don’t see more instances of professionals moving between sectors over the span of their career. We jump into those topics along with all
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Inauguration Day’s Lessons In Streaming

Mon, Jan 1, 2021
by Drew McManus
It isn’t as though this Inauguration Day isn’t filled with enough significance, but there’s an something special for performing arts orgs in the form of the several live-stream broadcasts that need to operate inside pandemic health and safety guidelines. The inauguration schedule is available at official event website, and was kicked off by an event
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That Odor You Smell Is Disaster Blowing In The Wind

Fri, Jan 1, 2021
by Drew McManus
As a board member, it’s difficult to get an independent assessment of the institution and its strategic direction during periods of labor distress. There’s a natural inclination to look inward and draw strength from colleagues while not letting too many outside voices become a distraction. Having said that, you know things might be getting out
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