Feds: Hartford Symphony Violated Musicians Union Contract
Source: Hartford Courant
By Mara Lee
Federal regulators held off for months on siding with the union in its contentious negotiations with Hartford Symphony Orchestra management, hoping the two sides would agree to a contract and solve the issue on their own.
But the National Labor Relations Board filed a complaint against the symphony, saying it violated its contract by failing to give musicians their schedules for the upcoming season in a timely manner.
The current contract of the Connecticut Valley Federation of Musicians, Local 400, says the symphony is required to tell each musician by May 1 how often he or she will be asked to perform in the upcoming fall-winter-spring season.
In an attempt to shrink its deficit, the symphony is seeking to cut the number of performances and rehearsals guaranteed for the musicians. Then, if management ends up booking more shows, the musicians would earn more than is now projected, but there would be no times where musicians were paid and not working, as has been common in recent years.
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