Resolving The Pay Disparity In Minnesota
Thu, Jan 1, 2014
by Drew McManus
Although specific details have yet to be released, media reports have confirmed the new master agreement ratified by the Minnesota Orchestra Association (MOA) and its musicians contains a provision to pay substitute musicians 90 percent of the contracted musicians’ base scale rate, thereby requiring subs to shoulder a disproportionately larger share of salary concessions than
Don’t Expect Details Anytime Soon
Wed, Jan 1, 2014
by Drew McManus
According to Gwen Pappas, Minnesota Orchestra Association’s (MOA) Director of Public Relations, it may take “several weeks” for the organization’s new collective bargaining agreement (CBA) to be released. Pappas was the first to respond to requests for a copy of the CBA and at the time this post was written, a musician representative has yet
Parity Poll
Tue, Jan 1, 2014
by Drew McManus
The past few posts on the topic of substitute parity has generated a good bit of feedback; so much so, that I’m curious to know what readers think about substitute musician compensation. So let’s measure the temperature on this with a survey. For each question, select the response that best describes your position.
Questions Surround Minnesota Pay Disparity
Mon, Jan 1, 2014
by Drew McManus
Ever since the Minnesota Orchestra Association (MOA) and its musicians announced they reached an agreement, one contractual item is beginning to cause a stir; specifically, the decision by the contracted musicians to accept a provision that reduces substitute musician pay at a greater rate than their own salary concessions. This becomes even more intriguing when
One More Reason To Get A Copy Of The MN Orchestra CBA
Fri, Jan 1, 2014
by Drew McManus
As bits and pieces of the Minnesota Orchestra’s new collective bargaining agreement (CBA) begin to see the light of day, there’s one detail flying under the radar worth mentioning here in that the musicians apparently elected to trade away substitute pay in order to bolster their new base compensation. The 1/15/2014 edition of MinnPost.com published
Net Neutrality Suffers A Critical Blow
Thu, Jan 1, 2014
by Drew McManus
Back in 2010, I was warning the field against steady efforts from Internet Service Providers (ISP) to erode net neutrality, the series of FCC regulations that limit providers (think Time Warner, Cox, Comcast, Verizon, AT&T, etc.) from restricting, or even blocking, content for pretty much any reason they see fit. But a 3-0 decision by
Minnesota Reaches A Deal
Wed, Jan 1, 2014
by Drew McManus
It has finally come to pass: the Minnesota Orchestra Association (MOA) and its musicians finally reached a deal to bring the nearly 16 month work stoppage to a close. Both stakeholders released press statements to announce the agreement; the musicians’ notice focused on retaining what was characterized as a base salary that kept the orchestra
Adaptistration Jobs Gets An Upgrade
Tue, Jan 1, 2014
by Drew McManus
Since its launch in 2011, Adaptistration Jobs has been a popular go-to repository for orchestra admin job postings and over the weekend, we put the largest single upgrade in place (to date). I’m enormously proud to say that it continues to remain a completely free service for both job seekers and job posters without subjugating
Food For Thought
Fri, Jan 1, 2014
by Drew McManus
Just a quick post today on the the topic of music journalism; specifically, some good articles about a recent discussion going on about whether or not the Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s CSO Sounds & Stories website qualifies as what the CSO describes as a “dedicated music journalism site.” Chris Jones kicked off the heated discussion in an article
A Sad Day