The Latest News on the Negotiations
Read the latest news on the musicians’ website: http://musiciansspco.org/2013/03/22/musicians-of-spco-praise-mayor-colemans-leadership-but-cant-legally-vote-on-latest-contract-offer/The post The...
View ArticlePress Conference Tuesday, 3/26, at 1:00 pm in Rice Park (outside the Ordway)
Save Our SPCO will be making an important announcement about the future of our world-class chamber orchestra at a press conference tomorrow (Tuesday) at 1:00 p.m. at Rice Park, corner of N. Washington...
View ArticleSave Our SPCO Announces Exploratory Committee to Examine Forming New Chamber...
Read all about it in our press release: More details can be found in SOSPCO Chair Mariellen Jacobson’s statement from our March 26 press conference: April 6 Update: Despite the additional...
View ArticleMusicians Reject Latest Contract Offer 4/1/13
In a non-binding, non-ratification vote on April 1, The Musicians of The SPCO rejected the latest contact offer from SPCO management. Read all the details in their press release here:...
View ArticleSOSPCO Response to 4/9 Announcement of a Tentative Agreement
On Tuesday evening, SOSPCO member Jon Eisenberg made this statement to the press on our behalf. A couple of outlets picked up a portion of it, but we want you to see the whole thing. “While we are...
View ArticleSOSPCO Announces Fundraising Drive to Obtain “Audience” Board Seats;...
In response to the SPCO Musicians’ ratification of their contract with SPCO management, the Save Our SPCO (SOSPCO) organization announces the launch of an initiative to pool financial contributions of...
View ArticleGuiding Principles
With the lockout over, it is fantastic to see the musicians performing again! However, there is an ill wind in the air. The Supplemental Retirement Package (SRP) remains open until June 17 for a large...
View ArticleSPCO Resignations and Remaining Musicians
SPCO musicians continue to announce their retirements and resignations from the orchestra. The special retirement incentive (for musicians over age 55) is available until June 17, 2013. Here is the...
View Article“How management’s self-inflicted wounds are killing Minnesota’s two...
MinnPost published this article by SOSPCO’s Jon Eisenberg on June 10, 2013. Here’s the lead paragraph: When a disturbed individual deliberately provokes law-enforcement officers in a threatening way...
View ArticleInside the Lockout and the Contract Negotiations
SPCO Violinist Leslie Shank, who was a member of the musicians’ negotiating committee, wrote the lead article for the current issue of “Senza Sordino” (the publication of the International Conference...
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