It seems the San Antonio Symphony isn’t the only group managing to pull up at the last moment in order to avoid a work stoppage. Mark Stryker at the Detroit Free Press reports that the management and musicians at the Detroit Symphony are near an agreement as the major issue of minimum base salary has been adequately addressed by the end of the proposed contract…
Details Surrounding San Antonio’s Settlement
On Monday September 3, 2007 the musicians of the San Antonio Symphony orchestra (SAS) ratified a new four year agreement with their employer, the San Antonio Symphony Society…
Is There Value In Being Green?
My wife, Holly Mulcahy, published an article at The Partial Observer in the beginning of this week which examines the value in orchestras going green. There are a number of worthwhile hurdles to the notion but at the same time I think there are equally worthwhile considerations…
A Fitting Way To Mark Labor Day
I can’t think of a more appropriate way to mark Labor Day than to post a reminder about last Friday’s 11th hour agreement between the San Antonio Symphony Society and their musicians on a new collective bargaining agreement. Details behind the agreement were issued in a press release from the musicians (still no official word from management) and the musicians are meeting this morning to conduct a meeting where their negotiating …
BREAKING NEWS FROM SAN ANTONIO
6:16p.m. ET: According to sources inside the negotiations, the San Antonio Symphony Society and Musicians have reached a tentative agreement. Details will be released as they are made available but(see update below) the musicians are planning to meet on Monday morning, September 3, 2007 to conduct a ratification meeting. As such, it looks like both sides have come together to find enough middle ground to avert a strike. According to one …