Negotiations – Page 23 – Adaptistration

Analyzing The Hartford Symphony Shutdown Threat

Monday, January 4th, 2016 by Drew McManus

On 12/19/2015, a Hartford Symphony Orchestra (HSO) spokesperson was quoted in an Associated Press article saying that the orchestra’s board is considering shutting down operations at the end of January, 2016 if they are unable to reach an agreement on a new collective bargaining agreement (CBA) with their musicians. At the time, there were no additional details regarding what that meant and since the phrase can cover everything from a work stoppage to …

Brinkmanship On The Rise In Hartford

Monday, December 28th, 2015 by Drew McManus

The holiday season didn’t seem to have much impact on softening attitudes in the Hartford Symphony Orchestra (HSO) labor dispute; if anything, the employer has come out swinging harder than before with a threat to shut down the organization after the end of January, 2016 if musicians do not accept proposed cuts. Although the term “shutting down” may appear to be straightforward, it is an excellent example of just how much …

Wait…For…It…Cleveland Settles

Monday, December 14th, 2015 by Drew McManus

We move one step closer to checking off all the groups on our list of mid to large budget orchestras with expired agreements that managed to ratify a new contract without resorting to a work stoppage thanks to a recent settlement at the Cleveland Orchestra. The three-year deal is retroactive, meaning it applies to the time passed since the previous agreement expired on August 31, 2015. As of now, both employer …

Tensions On The Rise In Fort Worth

Monday, November 2nd, 2015 by Drew McManus

Although Play and Talk is a useful treatment for bargaining deadline ills, it is important to remember that it isn’t a cure and as time marches on amid the current bargaining cycle, we’re beginning to see the early signs of those arrangements wearing thin among some of the remaining orchestras from our list of mid to large budget orchestras with expired collective bargaining agreements. Specifically, the ongoing negotiations at the Fort …

At Fourth And Long, Philadelphia Punts

Wednesday, October 14th, 2015 by Drew McManus

The latest group from our list of mid to large budget orchestras with expired agreements that managed to ratify a new contract without resorting to a work stoppage is The Philadelphia Orchestra. Having said that, this is the second group from that list to opt for a one-year agreement that serves more as a holding measure than not. The actual terms of the agreement are scant but the only monetary figure …