Musicians are looking for a boost in pay.
Philadelphia’s local 77 of the American Federation of Musicians has filed a request with the National Labor Relations Board for a union vote following a nod from a “supermajority” of musicians signing union cards, according to local 77 officials.It was not clear how many Arden productions each season use live music or how many musicians are typically engaged for those shows.
“This was actually musician driven,” she said of the union effort at the theater. “I think the musicians have been disappointed in the fact that there is a union representing the actors” — and not one representing them — “and the fact that the musicians have not had any wage increases since 2016.”theater were earning about 94% percent of what the actors were, and now they are making about 77% of actors’ wages.
The next step could be an election in which the musicians vote on whether to unionize. But given the strong showing of card-signers, local 77 this week asked the Arden to voluntarily recognize it as the musicians’ representative to negotiate a contract. “This is our first attempt in trying to make contact with them,” she said, “and hopefully we will have productive conversations.”
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