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A<\/span>fter months of negotiations and 12 bargaining sessions, the musicians of the Fort Worth Symphony are facing essentially the same proposal from management that we received last summer. We took a 13.5% pay cut in 2010 and lost weeks, and now they want even more. Their current proposal is a cut from 46 full-time paid weeks to 39 full-time paid weeks plus a four-week \u201cSummer Season\u201d. With inflation factored in, this represents a total cut of 22.8% since 2010. We offered management a four-year proposal with yet another gesture of assistance to them: a freeze the first year. Even with this they are not budging.<\/p>\n

Management is claiming record ticket sales and subscription growth, yet despite numerous requests for a formal plan to increase our budget or commence a capital campaign, we have received nothing. Notably, there is also a record turnover rate among the staff of the symphony.<\/p>\n

Since 2008, Fort Worth has the fastest-growing economy in Texas and the sixth fastest-growing economy in the U.S. Our peer orchestras all over the country are raising millions of dollars and growing; however, since 2010 the budget of the FWSO has not only not<\/span> grown, it has actually shrunk.<\/p>\n

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The FWS Negotiating Committee delivers the pre-concert speech: Ed Jones, Julie Vinsant, the Author, Shelley Jessup, Joni Baczewski
Photo credit: Stewart Williams<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

To demonstrate our solidarity and determination, the musicians have organized many actions. We presented a petition to our president calling for a plan that shows growth and increased fundraising. We gave a speech\u2014received with a standing ovation!\u2014to our audience outlining our situation before a symphonic subscription concert. We organized a \u201cflash mob\u201d performance of \u201cBrazil\u201d in downtown Fort Worth. The video of that performance, which can be seen on our Facebook page or on YouTube, has reached more than 25,000 people on Facebook as of this writing.<\/p>\n

We will continue to fight for the future of our orchestra. Going backward is not the Fort Worth way. We are seeking a contract that includes growth, not cuts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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