Posted: 1:21 p.m. Friday, Sept. 5, 2014 by Howard Pousner
By late Friday afternoon, the musicians had released details on a what they said was the “last, best and final” offer presented by management just that afternoon, a four-year deal with no raise in the first year then incremental ones of 1 percent to 2 percent over the final three years. The document said that increases in health care contributions “totally annihilate any of the proposed salary increases and actually mean major cuts to take-home pay.”
By late Friday afternoon, the musicians had released details on a what they said was the “last, best and final” offer presented by management just that afternoon, a four-year deal with no raise in the first year then incremental ones of 1 percent to 2 percent over the final three years. The document said that increases in health care contributions “totally annihilate any of the proposed salary increases and actually mean major cuts to take-home pay.”