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Latest News:
November 23, 2005
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PITTSBURGH
BALLET THEATRE, MUSICIANS ANTICIPATE MORE TALKS Representatives of
Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre and the musicians of its orchestra met for more
than two hours on Monday to discuss the possibility of restoring live
music in performances.
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 On
October 27, 2005, members of the Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre Orchestra
Committee and PBT Management met with the Regional Director of the
National Labor Relations Board in Pittsburgh. Earlier this fall, the
Pittsburgh Musicians Union filed two Unfair Labor Practice Charges
against the PBT for: a) failing to negotiate over an intrinsic change in
the way the organization does business (in this case, by using recorded
music instead of the live orchestra) thereby dismissing 40+ employees, and
b) failing to provide necessary and relevant financial documents to the
Pittsburgh Musicians Union during negotiations. The meeting on October
27 was an attempt by the Regional Director of the NLRB to encourage the
parties to reach a settlement in the case without having to officially
issue a complaint against PBT, as requested by the musicians of the PBT
orchestra.
Unfortunately, at this meeting PBT Management informed the musicians and
the Regional Director that they are not interested in reaching a
settlement at this time, or even beginning talks with the orchestra in an
attempt to reach a settlement, and that they intend to continue to use
recorded music in place of the live PBT orchestra for the remainder of the
season. The meeting ended with the
musicians requesting (again) detailed financial documents from PBT
Management. The case is now in the hands of the Regional Director, who
will determine if the charges have merit and a Complaint should be
officially issued.
The Musicians of the PBT Orchestra
intend to continue to work to restore live music to the ballet.
Pittsburgh deserves a world-class ballet company, and a world-class ballet
company needs live music.
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for the orchestra to the press and to the Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre
Management and Board of Trustees. You, the patrons of the PBT, are
the strongest advocates for return of the orchestra.
Write to us at
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we want to hear from you! Send us your
words of support for the orchestra and for the future of the
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