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Labor Notes
10-24-2012, 08:19 PM
By Bruce Ridge
http://www.thebellforum.com/system/files/imagecache/story_tn/sites/labornotes.org/files/leads/ridge_cropped_pic_0.jpg While orchestras are nonprofit organizations, management’s behavior looks a lot like the for-profit world. Executive compensation is rising and managements are resorting to lockouts to try to force big pay cuts.

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Kid of the Black Hole
10-25-2012, 09:37 AM
By Bruce Ridge
http://www.thebellforum.com/system/files/imagecache/story_tn/sites/labornotes.org/files/leads/ridge_cropped_pic_0.jpg While orchestras are nonprofit organizations, management’s behavior looks a lot like the for-profit world. Executive compensation is rising and managements are resorting to lockouts to try to force big pay cuts.

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My brother is very involved with the local orchestra. Everything in this article is accurate as far as I can tell although the 40k/yr pay cuts seems odd since I was under the impression that some of the players didn't make that much in the first place.

Anyway, I agree that there is a solidarity among the players even here in Florida. Its getting very tense although as the author notes, the budget crunch was the worst a few years ago.