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Chicago Lyric Opera Orchestra Goes On Strike

Wed, Oct 10, 2018
by Drew McManus
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At 10:30am CT, the musicians of the Chicago Lyric Opera Orchestra (CLOO), represented by the Chicago Federation of Musicians (CFM), released a press statement announcing they are on strike against their employer, Lyric Opera of Chicago (LOC). Why They Went On Strike According to the musicians’ statement, the decision to strike was due to the
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Causation Or Correlation?

Thu, Sep 9, 2018
by Drew McManus
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Minnesota Orchestra violist and all-around thoughtful professional, Sam Bergman, posted an intriguing thread on Twitter where he wondered aloud about the relationship between orchestras announcing positive/negative financial news and collective bargaining agreement cycles. And just in case you miss it in the tweets, Sam makes it clear he is not referring to his own orchestra.
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Atlanta’s Latest Step In The Slow Burn Process Of Recapturing Lost Ground

Wed, Mar 3, 2018
by Drew McManus
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The 3/5/2018 edition of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution published an article by Bo Emerson that reports the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra (ASO) and its musicians recently ratified a new collective bargaining agreement (CBA) through the 2020/21 season. While a copy of the CBA has yet to be released, the AJC article reports the organization will return to
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#TBT Gaining Some Perspective On Pensions

Thu, Dec 12, 2017
by Drew McManus
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In light of recent news coming out of San Antonio Wednesday evening, I wanted to post a second #TBT article today pointing out a pair of articles from 2004 that explain how pensions work and ways they impact collective bargaining negotiations. These will be instrumental in helping you shape a necessary frame of reference when
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According To SAS Musicians, Deficits Reflect More On Governance, Not Capacity

Tue, Dec 12, 2017
by Drew McManus
Reflection or Projection
The Musicians of the San Antonio Symphony (MOSAS) published a newsletter on 12/23/17 that includes an article by Peter Flamm, San Antonio Symphony (SAS) Principal Timpani. According to Flamm’s article, the organization’s deficits aren’t the result of inadequate staff efforts or musician expenses. Instead, he suggests deficits over the past few decades should raise questions
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