"Columbus Symphony board and players hold more talks but gain little ground" WOSU NewsRoom

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Mandie Trimble
WOSU NewsRoom
May 27, 2008

Columbus Symphony Orchestra musicians and board members are considering their next steps in negotiations to keep the CSO operating. The two sides met Monday for another round of bargaining. The meeting came almost a week after musicians held a news conference to present a plan that would add "In-Kind" donations to the budget's bottom line...

...Both sides say they talked for several hours about the musicians' proposal to add $1.6 million of "In-Kind" money to the symphony's overall budget. Musicians' union president Fisher said in the end the board rejected the idea.

"Their arguments are unclear. We spent a lot of time trying to achieve a meeting of the minds on what the 'In-Kind' numbers meant and whether or not it was appropriate in counting them in creating a budget," Fisher said...

...There are no more talks scheduled at this time. The musicians said they're just waiting to hear from the board...