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Atlanta Symphony Orchestra musicians have offered to cut their compensation by 11 percent to help balanced the organization’s annual budget, but there is a catch: They want the ASO staff to take an equal cut.
Facing a deadline of midnight Aug. 25 to reach agreement with ASO management on a new collective bargaining agreement, the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Players Committee (ASOPA) met with management representatives on Wednesday. In a statement released Wednesday evening, the players said they submitted a broad-ranging proposal that would be sufficient to cover the orchestra’s projected shortfalls for the 2012-13 and 2013-14 seasons.
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