According to a recent press release from the SLSO musicians, their recent offer of allowing a mediator to help settle their negotiation impasse was rejected by the SLSO management. According to a statement included in the press release, Jan Gippo, chair of the SLSO musicians’ negotiating team, said,
“We thought mediation would be worth a try to break the logjam we’re in and don’t understand why Randy [Adams] (SLSO president) would reject it out of hand. Our two proposals are not that far apart. Doesn’t he want a settlement?”