Update: In the spirit of equal-time, the St. Louis Symphony management have been offered multiple opportunities to express their interpretations of the recent mediated negations, to expand on their positions, and to respond to statements made by the SLSO musician’s representative. As of 2/23/05 they have respectfully declined that opportunity although the offer continues to remain open.
The mediated negotiations in St. Louis last week had high hopes for producing an agreement among patrons and supporters of the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra. It was the first time representatives from the SLSO management and the musicians’ negotiation committee sat down at a bargaining table to talk in nearly six weeks.