SAN FRANCISCO, April 1 (Reuters) – Striking San Francisco
Symphony musicians have reached a tentative labor deal with
management of the Grammy-winning orchestra, agreeing to end a
walkout nearly three weeks after performances were halted, the
two sides said on Monday.
No details of the settlement, reached on Sunday, were
divulged, and the agreement on a new 26-month contract must
still be ratified in a vote by all 103 union musicians, who went
on strike March 13 in a dispute over wages and benefits.
The strike forced cancellation of numerous concerts and an
East Coast tour that was to feature performances at Carnegie
Hall in New York City and the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.
But the symphony musicians agreed to return to the stage of
Davies Symphony Hall on Tuesday in the first of a weeklong
series of free concerts for elementary school children.
(Reporting by Ronnie Cohen; Writing by Steve Gorman; Editing by
Cynthia Johnston)
