Omaha Sym Contract Talks Break Off

“Contract talks between the Omaha Symphony and its musicians have broken down. According to a release from the Omaha Symphony Musicians Organization, negotiations ended May 31 without an agreement and no further talks were scheduled… The musicians rejected the Symphony Association’s proposed 2.5 percent salary increase for the 2007 contract. [Another complaint is that] musicians are not provided benefits on par with those provided to the Omaha Symphony administrative staff.”