Equal Pay-Equal Work
Equal Work For Equal Pay: An Orchestra Musician Third Rail Topic
Mon, Feb 2, 2015
by Drew McManus
One of the most common tasks in my consulting work with boards and administrators is adjusting preconceived notions about the musicians union. One of the reasons misconceptions are so common is the musicians’ unique level of self-determination and direct representation is in stark contrast to most other labor unions. A Fascinating History Beginning in the
Broadening The Perspective On Equal Pay For Equal Work
Tue, Jan 1, 2015
by Drew McManus
When we started examining the topic of equal pay for equal work as applied to substitute orchestra musicians, otherwise known as parity, we compared the parity rate at US and Canadian orchestras in an article from 2/26/2014. At that time, just over two thirds of Canadian symphonic orchestras maintained parity, which was twice the rate
Talking Equal Pay For Equal Work And The MN Substitute Disparity With Robert Levine On SoundNotion.TV
Tue, Jan 1, 2015
by Drew McManus
On 1/19/2015, Robert Levine and I discussed the implications of the 2014 Minnesota Orchestra collective bargaining agreement (CBA) provision that established a substitute musician per service rate at 90% of their full-time colleagues. The equal pay for equal work oriented discussion was streamed live on SoundNotion.TV at 10:00am ET and moderated by SN’s David MacDonald
For MN Substitute Pay Disparity, No News Isn’t Good News
Fri, Jan 1, 2015
by Drew McManus
Following up on the One Year Later, Minnesota Orchestra Pay Disparity Continues To Elicit Strong Opinions article from 1/5/2015, I contacted both representatives from the Musicians of the Minnesota Orchestra (MOMA) along with Local 30-73, American Federation of Musicians (AFM), the regional office that represents the MN Orchestra musicians, to inquire whether or not there have
One Year Later, Minnesota Orchestra Pay Disparity Continues To Elicit Strong Opinions
Mon, Jan 1, 2015
by Drew McManus
The Best And Worst Of 2014 article from 12/31/2014 generated a great deal of reader response on the item related to the Minnesota Orchestra Pay Disparity and given that it is nearly one year since this issue transpired, it is high time to revisit the issue and see what may have transpired. For those unaware
