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Explore the crucial role played by employers' organizations in the French live performance sector, focusing on orchestras, collective agreements, negotiation processes, and beyond. Learn about SYNOLYR's advocacy, representation, and collaboration efforts.
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Social dialogue in the live performance sector role of employers organizations - FRANCE June 2012
SYNDICAT NATIONAL DES ORCHESTRES ET THEATRES LYRIQUES National French orchestra employers association www.synolyr.org • 15 orchestra members (32 members with Association Française des Orchestres) represented by a director or administrator of their choice • Members located in all regions across France • Primarily symphonic orchestras, a few chamber orchestras, with musiciens engaged on open-ended contracts • Key figures for 24 of our orchestra members (2009-2010 season) • Over 2 500 performances • 88 premieres of new works • Over 2 100 000 audience members
EMPLOYERS ORGANISATIONS Live performance sector • 3 sub-sectors within live performance: public, subsidized and private… …each with its own economic and legal environment • 14 employers organizations in live performance • Employer federations : • FEPS : all performing arts • FESAC: performing arts, audiovisual sector, recording industry • 3 Interprofessionnel federations: no performing arts employers organizations • PEARLE*: all performing arts Europe
SOCIAL DIALOGUE Live performance sector • Negotiating National collective agreements • Convention collectives des entreprises artistiques et culturelles – negotiations organized by Ministry of Labor • Chapter on orchestras • Interpretation and mediation committee • Negotiating Sectoral agreements • SYNOLYR currently negotiating specifically for orchestras • Representing members on boards and commissions with social partners • Tripartite commission for the sector: Ministry of Culture and social partners • National institutions managed by social partners : life-long learning fund, social protection fund, Sectoral skills council • Ad hoc consultation groups • Other activities with social partners • Petitions, awareness-raising • Joint events – April 2 Concert in support of Orchestre National Ile-de-France facing budget cuts
BEYOND SOCIAL DIALOGUE • Network for members - SYNOLYR • 2 yearly General assembly meetings • 1 monthly Board meeting • Ad hoc topical seminars (intellectual property, public funding legislation, meetings with government officials) • Lobbying tool • Letters and meetings with Ministry of Culture, representatives of Parliament, local officials • General public communication (press releases, Orchestres en fête, articles in specialized press) • Member of other networks like Accord Majeur • Experts on sectoral committees • Other activities • Helping members in litigation • Facts & figures • Continuing education (musicians, technicians, administrators) • Ad hoc legal advice • Website with database
Social dialoguerole of employers organizations in the live performance sector - FRANCE June 2012