The Musicians of the Philadelphia Orchestra are firing back at the company’s management over lack of pay equity. The Philadelphia Musician’s Union Local 77 released a statement noting that they are “under protest” as they make their way toward the North Carolina tour. The musicians noted that following a failed negotiation session on Monday, they would embark on the tour {…}

The musicians of the Philadelphia Orchestra have voted to reject their management’s “best and final offer” ahead of the expiration of the contract between the Philadelphia Orchestra Kimmel Center, Inc. (POKC) and Local 77 of the American Federation of Musicians. According to a press release, not a single musician voted in favor of the POKC’s “best and final offer” with {…}

The Philadelphia Orchestra and Kimmel Center, Inc.’s (POKC) management team have suddenly terminated negotiations before the Sept. 10 expiration of the Philadelphia Orchestra musicians’ union contract. According to a press release, “after bargaining all day Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, progress was being made toward a deal. On Friday evening, an agreement was made between the union and Orchestra management that {…}

The Musicians of the Philadelphia Orchestra have voted to authorize a strike in the event that negotiations with the Philadelphia Orchestra Kimmel Center, Inc. for a new collective bargaining agreement break down. The vote, which was held on August 19, saw 95 percent of participating musicians vote in favor of authorizing the strike. The union called the vote as POKC has {…}

On August 11, the musicians of the Philadelphia Orchestra created a blue sea of solidarity as they took the stage in royal blue union t-shirts, a remarkable show of strength and unity as contract negotiations between Local 77 of the American Federation of Musicians and Philadelphia Orchestra Kimmel Center, Inc (“POKC”) intensify. At the event every single Orchestra member wore {…}