Members of the Scottish Opera orchestra, reduced to part-time working, have formed their own hire business. See here.
A model for US orchs? Scots players form a co-op
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It’ll never catch on since it smacks of socialism! To paraphrase Michael Moore, they might prefer to be out of work to being un-American.
Malcolm, stand corrected.
http://www.polyphonic.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Louisiana_Philharmonic_SOI.pdf
I happen to personally know Michael Moore and he is the epitome of the greedy capitalist.
To say that the Americans will not do anything that has even a whiff of socialism I find odd.
Australia is not a country of card carrying Communists but we are more socialist than the USA.
For any industrial action in the context of an Australian orchestra, let alone a strike or a lock-out is, next to unheard-of.
To suggest that American orchestral musicians are die-hard tea party members is not consistent with current events.