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Plácido Domingo Caught in Argentine Labor Dispute

Renowned Spanish tenor Plácido Domingo found himself in the middle of a major labor dispute last week between Argentina's Teatro Colón, one of the world's leading opera houses, and the theater workers’...

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Central Park Boathouse Workers On Strike

On Tuesday at noon, approximately 60 hospitality workers at the Central Park Boathouse Restaurant walked out or failed to come in for their shifts, protesting alleged abuses by restaurant owner Dean...

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As A Strike Wears On, Those In Need Feel the Consequences

A labor strike is entering its second month for one of the nation's largest free legal aid groups. More than 200 employees with Legal Services NYC called the strike after rejecting a contract they say...

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Embattled Minnesota Orchestra Unveils Renovated Concert Hall

The Minnesota Orchestra unveiled its newly remodeled concert hall to the local news media on Thursday but don't buy your plane tickets to Minneapolis just yet — the orchestra remains silenced by a...

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Video Webcast: The Metropolitan Opera National Council Award Winners

This Tuesday, April 1 at 7 pm, see the 2014 winners of the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions in The Greene Space at WQXR. The event, which will be webcast on this page, marks their first...

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As Labor Talks Begin, Considering the Met's Essential Role

"What’s wrong with the Metropolitan Opera?" is a question I am asked with troubling frequency. As a New Yorker who loves what the Met represents, hearing this question saddens and pains me to no end....

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Atlanta Symphony Locks Out its Musicians

The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra musicians and management were unable to reach a settlement on a new contract before the current one ended at midnight on Saturday, casting new doubt on the opening...

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Atlanta Symphony Fans Brace for Chilly Times in 'Hotlanta'

As the lockout of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra musicians enters its third week, the two sides appear to be digging in for a fight that threatens to get more acrimonious before it's resolved. "We're...

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Atlanta Symphony Orchestra President Quits

Atlanta Symphony CEO Stanley Romanstein has resigned, saying that his leadership would be an "impediment" to reaching a new labor agreement with the orchestra's musicians.The Symphony is in the fourth...

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Atlanta Symphony Musicians and Bosses Reach Tentative Deal

The Atlanta Symphony Orchestras musicians and management at the Woodruff Arts Center have reached a tentative agreement on a new contract, potentially ending a 10-week lockout that has left a trail of...

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Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Players Ratify Contract

ATLANTA (AP) -- The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra management has announced agreement with its players on a four-year contract and says the orchestra's 70th anniversary season will open Thursday.The...

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New York Orchestra Cancels Season Opener Amid Labor Dispute

The Binghamton Philharmonic, a central New York orchestra that draws many of its musicians from the New York City area, has cancelled its Sept. 26 opening concert because of a labor dispute.The...

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Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra Musicians Strike, Play Free Concerts

The musicians and the management of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra are locked in a standoff that has led to further concert cancellations through Nov. 18. The PSO musicians began their strike at the...

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SCOTUS: First Amendment and LGBTQ Rights--Again; Potential Walkout At The New...

On today's show:The Supreme Court heard arguments Monday in a First Amendment case with echoes of the Masterpiece Cakeshop case from 2018. Katherine Franke, professor of law at Columbia Law School and...

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Best Economy Ever? Recession Still Coming? Both?

On Today's Show: Peter Coy, New York Times opinion writer covering economics, and Annie Lowrey, staff writer at The Atlantic and the author of Give People Money: How a Universal Basic Income Would End...

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