Contract News & Updates
Last update: 11/11/2010
Status
Current press
- Musicians union files NLRB complaint against AZ Opera
Arizona Daily Star, September 18, 2010
- Ariz. Opera reaches deals with 2 unions
Arizona Daily Star, September 21, 2010
- Musician Labor Disputes: Arizona Opera Edition
James Newman, September 22, 2010
- Voting YES for Work Stoppage
Bruce Hembd, September 27, 2010
- Arizona Opera, stage staff union reach agreement
Arizona Daily Star, September 30, 2010
- ‘Pirates’ provides fabulous fun for fans
California Chronicle, October 22, 2010
Previous press
- High Hopes in Play and Talk (January 2008)
Past history from 2008.
- At the Opera (February 2008 )
An AZOOMA video on YouTube.
- Tentative deal averts strike (February 2008)
News coverage.
- A Marathon Negotiation in Phoenix (March 2008)
Orchestra consultant Drew McManus.
Related material
- National Labor Relations Act
This is the federal law that oversees the negotiation process.
- On Collective Bargaining (December 2007)
More details on the process between AZOOMA and the Arizona Opera.
- Collective Bargaining Law and Regulations
A video that sums up the process in one minute.
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