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Musicians agreeing to pay a significantly greater portion of health insurance costs. Revenue sharing, based on the performance of the Orchestras endowments. If the endowments average a 10 percent return over the three years of the contract, musicians are eligible to receive investment returns exceeding 10 percent up to a cap of 5 percent of their base salary for each year of the agreement.
Management significantly reduced the number of work rule changes it originally requested and musicians agreed to a series of innovative rule changes, designed to give the organization more flexibility in scheduling concerts and providing community outreach. The agreed-upon changes include: o o o o o the ability to offer chamber music and outreach performances without additional pay; an increase in the number of weekend rehearsals and concerts allowed; the ability to offer New Years Eve and/or New Years Day concerts; an increase in concert length up to 2 hours when needed; changes in the way overtime is calculated.
Mutual agreement on the organizations classical music focus, with a guarantee d minimum of 20 weeks of classical performances each year.
Quarterly meetings between the board chair and leadership with musicians to build trust and foster open communication.
The agreement continues to rank the Minnesota Orchestra among the Top Ten orchestras in the nation according to pay scale, which was a key musician priority. Keeping our salaries in the top ten was a critical issue for us, as it allows us to attract and retain the finest musicians in the country, and continue building the tradition of excellence that has been cultivated by the community over the past 110 years, said cellist and musician negotiator Marcia Peck. Said Board Chair Jon Campbell, Meeting the Top Ten metric means the organization will need to seek bridge funding to help address financial issues in future years. Now more than ever, we will need members of our community who voiced strong support for world-class orchestral music in our state to help us achieve long-term fiscal health through increased concert attendance and financial support. At the Orchestras Annual Meeting in December, the board requested that Campbell continue to lead as chair through the conclusion of the labor dispute. With a contract resolution reached, the board will elect a new chair in upcoming weeks.
With this agreement in place, we look forward to working with new board leadership to rebuild our relationship and trust within our organization and with our audiences, said Principal Trombone and musician negotiator Doug Wright. FEBRUARY CONCERTS Our plan is to resume concerts as soon as possible, with homecoming programs in early February and then the launch of our 2014 subscription season, said Minnesota Orchestra President and CEO Michael Henson. We are happy to begin a new chapter by welcoming our audiences and the greater community to Orchestra Hall and the musicians back to this stage. Details of the homecoming concerts and the 2014 subscription season will be announced soon, and Minnesota Orchestra subscribers and donors will receive advance ordering information.
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