Negotiations
Analyzing The Hartford Symphony Shutdown Threat
Mon, Jan 1, 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
Brinkmanship On The Rise In Hartford
Mon, Dec 12, 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
Wait…For…It…Cleveland Settles
Mon, Dec 12, 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
Tensions On The Rise In Fort Worth
Mon, Nov 11, 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
At Fourth And Long, Philadelphia Punts