Ohio and i heard about the orchestra for years and years this is my first time to see it so yeah i was very disappointed. I was a little upset you know as a singer myself i understand musicians have to eat so if they are not coming to terms with them and giving respectable pay then i understand why. There was a lastditch effort to try to strike a deal, both sides said they were close. We came very close to finding a deal and our musicians decided it wasnt quite enough and decided to walk out. The orchestra offered a three year deal that would boost starting pay from the current 127,600 a year to a minimum 135,000. But the union says that falls far short of the 152000 boston musicians make. And that over time philadelphia will lose top talent to other orchestras. We have usually been around boston salary and at this point in time without better increases we would be as much over a 30 year career a musician would be 1. 8 million behind the boston symphony member. No scheduled talks until
Instead. Friday night jim is off im Monica Malpass and the big story on action news is the philadelphia orchestra on strike. It all comes on what was supposed to be Opening Night but management and musicians could not find any harmony. Action News Reporter john raul lynns is at the Kimmel Center on broad street tonight, john. Hi monica this surprised walk outcomes at a time that seems to be maximum impact and not only was there to be a concert but an integral part of a black tie fundraising for the orchestra. The black tie fundraiser was a go but no music. Outside there was a Brass Ensemble with the picketing musicians all this unexpected after talks stalled came a vote to walk out tonight, to the disappointment of fans. Very disappointed, so disappear pointed to fly in from ohio and i heard about the orchestra for years and years this is my first time to see it so yeah i was very disappointed. I was a little upset you know as a singer myself i understand musicians have to eat so if th
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