Negotiations

Negotiation Update: Philly Enters Limited Play & Talk, Chicago Lyric Settles, And More

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Play and Talk

Following up on our 9/14/2015 list of orchestras with expired agreements, here’s an overview of what’s been going on. Philadelphia Orchestra The employer and musicians initially announced a limited play and talk agreement that will take them through Monday, 9/28/2015, which should come as no surprise that the date falls just after the orchestra is scheduled to perform for Pope Francis. Since then, both sides have agreed to continue the arrangement …

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Playing It Cool

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In the wake of yesterday’s post about orchestras with expired agreements, we’re going to play it cool today while we wait for a few of those groups to show up for their first regularly scheduled service today. Ideally, there won’t be any bad news to report but since there is a chance for something to go kaboom, we’re going to keep this space available in case we need a mid-day update. …

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Does Your Orchestra Have An Expired Collective Bargaining Agreement?

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Although we’ve already been following two brewing labor disputes at smaller and mid-size budget orchestras, that doesn’t mean there isn’t any negotiating going on among their larger budget peers. Indeed, the majority of larger budget orchestra master agreement expiration dates correspond with the very end or very beginning of their respective season so a quick look at the calendar should tell you that we are rapidly approaching crunch time for those …

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Slow Going In Hartford Despite NLRB Ruling

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The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), the independent federal agency responsible for safeguarding employees’ rights to organize and remedy unfair labor practices committed by private sector employers and unions, recently determined that the Hartford Symphony Orchestra (HSO) failed to bargain in good faith with its musicians and their union, the Connecticut Valley Federation of Musicians (CVFM), Local 400 of the American Federation of Musicians (AFM), when they failed to provide an …

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Binghamton Cancels Opening Concert. Reasons Unclear.

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The latest labor dispute to cancel scheduled 2015-2016 concert event activity transpired this week at New York’s Binghamton Philharmonic. The orchestra’s board made the decision to cancel their opening concert after failing to reach a mediated agreement with musicians for a new collective bargaining agreement after the previous agreement expired on 5/21/15. The orchestra’s FY2012 990 lists $1.6 million in expenses and according to both sides, the crux of the dispute …

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