Detroit Symphony musicians’ picket forces concert cancellation

[Hannah Bell]

Striking Detroit Symphony Orchestra musicians forced the cancellation Sunday of a concert sponsored by DSO management, featuring the Canadian string group Bowfire, after stagehands and band members refused to cross the orchestra members’ picket line.

DSO musicians and supporters gathered early Sunday morning at the Max M. Fisher theatre and were there when trucks bringing the band’s equipment arrived. Eventually the trucks turned around without unloading. Later in the day, band members announced they would not perform, forcing DSO management to cancel the concert.

Strikers offered those arriving to attend the Bowfire show free tickets to their own strike support concert in suburban Warren that afternoon, and about 50 took the offer. The support concert was well attended, despite near blizzard conditions, and the audience gave the DSO musicians repeated standing ovations.

Haden McKay, spokesman for the DSO musicians, told the WSWS, “We sent a strong signal today. Management cannot pretend to put on concerts without an orchestra.

http://www.wsws.org/articles/2010/dec2010/dsos-d13.shtml

[SidDithers]

1. Unrec for wsws...nt

Sid

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[MilesColtrane]

3. Sid, please consider another source.

http://www.afm.org/news/dsom-to-lead-2010-labor-day-parade

Don't let your (shared) aversion toward WSWS color your support of union action to save jobs.

[SidDithers]

10. Much better...

thanks for that.

Sid

[jtown1123]

11. Hey AFM! I used to write for the International Musician.

[Sherman A1]

4. K&R

to support news of union workers.

[Democracyinkind]

5. Management

" We sent a strong signal today. Management cannot pretend to put on concerts without an orchestra "

Management loves to pretend that it can, though.

Some believe that John Galt is the driving force of the Universe, some believe it's what Galt called "moochers".

Brave new world. I wouldn't want to pay to hear management perform.

[fasttense]

6. A kick and recommendation for socialist everywhere. n/t

[Starry Messenger]

7. k&r

[Brickbat]

8. K&R for solidarity.

[Omaha Steve]

9. K&R!