Health Care & Benefits
Parallels Among Pension Problems
Fri, Jun 6, 2005
by Drew McManus
I hope everyone out there who cares about orchestras is taking the time to follow the airline industry pension crisis. It’s been captivating to follow the recent round of Senate Finance Committee hearings which are attempting to gather information so Congress can determine how it should update pension-funding rules. In a nutshell, the problem is
Big News Regarding Same-Sex Marriage Benefits
Fri, Dec 12, 2004
by Drew McManus
I received a note from Alan Gordon, the National Executive Director for AGMA, about a significant development regarding their Health and Retirement Plan. As of December 7th, 2004 the union adopted a provision that:
Domestic Partner Contract Language
Thu, Nov 11, 2004
by Drew McManus
In the course of examining the settlement bulletin from the recent Dallas Symphony contract negotiation, I noticed that one of the additions to their contract language had to do with same-sex domestic partners, in particular here’s what was included:
Pension Plans And Negotiations Part 2
Thu, Aug 8, 2004
by Drew McManus
To continue where Part 1 left off, we’ll examine how some of the pension issues related to the Philadelphia Orchestra situation have influenced the course of negotiations. The Philadelphia Orchestra Association (POA) utilizes a defined benefits pension plan. This means the POA and not the individual players assume the risk to ensure that the pension
