DSO goes on strike. They do not wish to reduce starting pay from just over $100k to about $70K.
Detroit symphony musicians go on strike
JEFF KAROUB Associated Press
Detroit — Musicians who refused to accept steep pay cuts demanded by the financially struggling Detroit Symphony Orchestra have hit the picket lines. Dozens of tuxedo-clad musicians began picketing this morning at the Max M. Fisher Music Center in downtown Detroit, as a French horn quartet played in the background.
Symphony management declared an impasse Sept. 1 and began implementing a 33 percent base pay cut for orchestra veterans, from $104,650 to $70,200 in the first year.
Musicians had offered a 22 percent reduction in the first year to $82,000.
No bargaining sessions are scheduled. The musicians union has filed an unfair labor practices complaint with the National Labor Relations Board.
Messages seeking comment were left today with symphony management officials.
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