Clear Channel Contract Ratified
Local musicians performing for south Florida Broadway productions under the
Clear Channel collective bargaining agreement have ratified a new agreement.
The
new four-year agreement, which runs through October 2009, includes an immediate
raise in base pay of six percent, to $932.80 per week, and increases of 15.6%
over the life of the contract. Additionally, doubling will now be paid for
rehearsals, travel pay has increased, premium pay will now be paid for
Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve, and Christmas Day, and a more flexible
substitute policy has been implemented.
The musicians were represented by Local 655 President Steve Roitstein and
bargaining unit members Dan Satterwhite, Neal Bonsanti, Matt Corey, Orlando Forte,
Alfredo Oliva, Tina Raimondi, and Dana Teboe.