Even musicians who were short on details seemed pleased tonight, Saturday, leaving a meeting at the Kimmel Center to discuss a proposal for the next three-year contract at the Philadelphia Orchestra. The negotiating committee (whose chairman, trombonist Eric Carlson, is pictured) is recommending that players vote "yes" at Monday night's ratification meeting. Details to come, but it sounds like players got some raises and no change in healthcare in exchange for greater flexibility for management to schedule Sunday and run-out concerts. That would be the continuation of a trend in these talks started three years ago: players say "more money," and management says "give us the ability to earn more money."
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and management says "give us the ability to earn more money."
But wasn't management's mantra three years ago: "let us lower operating costs," such as, by reducing the number of tenured musicians in the orchestra? If management thinks it can make more money without cutting staff and salaries, that's a change of position.
Posted by Seth | September 16, 2007 12:33 PM
Posted on September 16, 2007 12:33