Stephanie Wolf at The Colorado Sun reports Opera Colorado Workers have won their Union by a 91-to-8 vote, results that were posted by the National Labor Relations Board.  The Bargaining Unit includes Solo Singers, Stage Directors, Assistant Stage Directors, Stage Managers, Assistant Stage Managers, Choreographers, Solo and Ensemble Dancers, Chorus Members and Singers participating in the company’s Artists in Residence Program.  They’ll join the Labor Union for Dance, Choral and Opera Workers - the American Guild of Musical Artists (AGMA).  In an on-line statement, the AGMA hopes negotiations for the Opera Colorado Workers’ first Collective Bargaining Agreement will “commence shortly.”  The win in Colorado also makes a bit of history for the Union itself.  According to AGMA, it’s been decades since a “wall-to-wall” or Full-Shop Unit - meaning it includes all Onstage and Backstage Employees the Labor Union typically represents - has successfully organized at a U.S. Opera Company. 

To Directly Access This Organizing Labor News Story, Go To: Artistic workers at Opera Colorado win their union. Next comes collective bargaining. - The Colorado Sun