San Antonio Symphony Management Refuses to Negotiate Musicians' Contract Due to Expire December 31

"SYMPHONY MANAGEMENT STAGES WALKOUT 

On December 18, thirteen days before the expiration of the labor agreement and after months of the Union patiently waiting for Symphony Management to begin negotiating in earnest, Executive Director Tom Stephenson, representing Symphonic Music for San Antonio, a board member from the Symphony Society of San Antonio, as well as their legal counsel arrived unprepared to negotiate. Symphony Management refused to respond to the latest set of Union proposals and failed to submit new proposals of their own. Unable to tolerate the Union’s demand to bargain in good faith and refusing to schedule any further meetings, Symphony Management declared the meeting over and staged a walkout after only five minutes. The musician representatives have no choice but to take legal action to protect the musicians whom we represent. To that end, on Monday December 18, the Union swiftly instructed its attorney to file legal charges with the National Labor Relations Board over Symphony Management’s refusal to bargain in good faith with the Union. The livelihood of the professional musicians who provide world-class symphonic music for the greater San Antonio community depends upon their right to bargain under the law. The musicians are performing at the Majestic Theater this week prior to the Christmas holidays with the contract deadline of December 31 looming."

 

 

via Mike Greenberg, IncidentLight.com